Wow, it took a long time to read this entire thread but some very good points have been made.
When I started reading this thread I thought it wasn't much of a big deal. If a dealer doesn't post their price then fine. I'll still email if I'm interested. If I get a high quote and another has the same watch for less I'll buy from him instead. It all works out in the end. At least here I know I can trust who I am buying from. I've dealt like this with several dealers thus far and only bought from two, Andrew and Eddie.
What I think we are forgetting is that these dealers don't post everything they have in stock on our site. If we are having a feeding frenzy here buying up massive amounts of POs or Subs then a posted price will make buying the "10 or 12" that are available much easier. But ironically several of the watches that I myself have purchased weren't even recent posts on any of the four Rep forums. Many were ones that were just in the seller's photo album. So posted prices will pull me in yes, but I don't think they are a necessity for a dealer to get my business.
There are obvious benefits to the prices being posted. It will save us all some time. The service will likely be better, though it already seems good to me. Certainly a step in the right direction. But if we are going to take one step why not take two and also make the "Buy it Now" buttons a requirement as well? I know all dealers don't use pp, but they won't get my business anyway. $30 in western union fees are just flat ridiculous. If we require them to post prices, then why not ease the sales process by making the item be buyable without an email at all. Dealers can prefill the "For" lines with whatever stock numbers they like. No more pp accounts will be put on hold, because a newbie bought and put "For Rep Watch" or "Watches from the Replica Watch Group" in the pp information section.
Bottom line is: If I get a good price, great product, and great service I will continue to do business. If I don't I will take my business else where. The prices posted or not, I'm still going get what I want when I want. A sleeper dealer that doesn't answer an email will just loose out.
Cheers,
Jon