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Vintage Heuer Discussion Forum
The place for discussing 1930-1985 Heuer wristwatches, chronographs and dash-mounted timepieces. Online since May 2003. | ||||||
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Forgive and Forget Posted By: Charles Rush In Response To: Heuer Carrera NOS on Ebay (florian) Hello everyone. It has been awhile since I visited ON THE DASH Welcome Back Charles! and this is the first thing that draws my attention. And thanks for taking the time to respond. I believe I agree with you about 95% on your thoughts: Having read the entire discussion I am having trouble understanding why there is any discussion at all concerning this Carrera. It appears that the watch is not stolen and has been paid for and legally belongs to the seller. He has the right to sell it on eBay and if his name is slandered or his auction is damaged by this posting then something is amiss and I would hope that Jeff corrects it. I agree with with regards to slander (actually Libel in this instance... more below) if this is the case and such can be proven. As for damage I believe that is hard to determine if any has occured and even more difficult to prove it much less to what extent. I have had gold coins that I have sold on eBay to International Buyers also come up missing, due to Customs or Postal Services delays. The Buyers would always contact me requesting either another coin or reimbursement. Later the coins would finally clear customs and everyone was satisfied. Agreed, buyers and sellers should be patient with the sometimes lax delivery of overseas (and even domestic) parcels as often the human factor causes delays. Two examples from my personal experience... If I were interested in this Carrera, which I am not, I'm interested, but not enough to hold off on other purchases (some elective, some not) at this time. I would be bidding on it and wouldn't worry about any pasted misunderstanding. This is the an area where Charles and I differ slightly... I would consider what I've learned here as part of the situation regarding this particular offering and I would factor it in with the other factors I consider when I determine any offer/bid I might place. Sometimes I will give such a greater weight than I probably should, on other occasions I might overlook or minimize significant concerns. It's a gut feeling sort of factor. Any two people will address them differently and in a way that is attuned to their individual experience/needs/wants. I'm not sure I would call it worry but I would consider it as one factor among many. As it is stated in the Bible "I forget what lies behind and look forward to what lies ahead". I guess I differ in that I'll consider the past when planning the future. Certainly anecdotal stories are taken with a grain of salt, the size of said grain depends on many things among them my perceptions. Which means forget the pasted and get on with the future. Have a Christian spirit and guard you mouth. God Bless you all, Charles Rush. The account that the seller sent to florian (the now-former girlfriend dealie) does sound plausable and I'm certain that all of us have had pieces of mail accidentally get misplaced or mis-sorted without our knowledge.
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