After seeing Mark mention that he is buying relatively few watches recently, and juxtaposing this with a series of messages from Arno seeking to buy Carreras and now a message from Alex seeking to buy automatic Autavias, it seems like it might be interesting to ask our readers where they now stand in their current objectives / collecting careers. We have also seen Thomas sell the Milou collection and Brook exchange a load of Carreras for a beautiful Oldsmobile 442.
So what are the current objectives / long-term plans of our readers? Some points for discussion:
- Are you expanding or consolidating?
- If you are consolidating, will you be paying some bills, buying a car or investing in some other class of assets?
- Are those of you who have consolidated recently missing your watches or even nibbling at a few new ones?
- Perhaps some of our WTB readers (like Arno and Alex, or others) or others who are expanding their collections can tell us about their plans? Replenishing collections, focusing on under-valued models or stockpiling for a big sale?
- Any new ideas about your “exit strategy”?
Let’s get some discussion of this topic, then we can look at the Next Discussion Topic: What role does eBay play for you, as a buyer or as a seller? How has this role shifted over time? What markets are you using in place of eBay? But let’s address the first question first – about your current objectives – and then we can discuss eBay.
Jeff
