How I appraise a luxury watch for purchasing .
In order to be able to sell great watches, I first have to buy great watches.
As a Watch business, this is my process when buying a watch.
The factors and necessities that come into play when I appraise a watch to see if it makes financial sense for me to purchase it with re-sale and profit making in mind.
How I avoid buying a watch that will take a long time to sell and when it does eventually sell gets price-haggled down to the bone.
As watch enthusiast and also a professional in the industry, I need to buy watches that I will be able to sell on and hopefully make a few pennies for my kids piggy-banks - not ones that I just love the look of.
I explain my buying process and highlight the important things I take into consideration when deciding whether to buy a watch from a seller - or not.
Important factors that drive decision and important things I must review to arrive at a 'Yes' or 'No' answer.
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My name is Marcelo. I am a Watch professional from Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England.
My passion is helping watch enthusiasts to make, and save money with their watch-goals.
I like saving people hassles and headaches, and their valuable time, when it comes to buying and selling their watches.
My mission is to share my knowledge, provoke thought and guide watch lovers through the different processes, helping avoid the pitfalls and perils in buying and selling watches - which can be fun and enjoyable - but there are also risks.
I pride myself on being a trustworthy person to do business with; a dependable, hard working gentleman with a righteous soul, crazy high integrity levels and a positive outlook on life.
My working style has always been built on my crystal clear values; integrity, dependability, honesty and hard work, and it’s important to me that I protect my reputation every day as a reliable person to do business with.
If you have any questions about any of my items for sale or my services please feel free to drop me a message.
Cheers,
Marcelo Bustamante,
Prestige Watches
www.prestige-watches.co.uk
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marcelo@prestige-watches.co.uk