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  22. Recent build disputes/valuation questions

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    Good thread.  I have avoided the sales thread back and forth as I did not feel I had anything meaningful to contribute.   

    I know I have lost money on every build I have done...:bangin: even those where I may have found a part or two under current market pricing.  Doing high end builds is not usually a profitable venture, even if you do all the work yourself.  

    I generally view an item's worth as what I am willing to pay for it.  

    Generally with vintage parts, I will pay more from a friend or a trusted source.  Too many scammers out there these days and too many junk parts.

    On the subject of profiteering...

    A fellow collector and friend sold me a 93150 for $500.  Market value for this item is $650-750.  We have exchanged watch parts, cigars, car parts and other things over the years.  I sent him a nice cigar sampler just for fun the other day.  He texted me a thank you.  No big deal.  A week later he sells me this bracelet on the cheap as he knew I was looking for one.  Here is another variable.  I also bought another 93150 bracelet a week later for $600 that is not in as good of condition but has a different date code.  If I decide to sell one of them, is it profiteering if I sell it for market price?  The price he gave me had less to do with value and more to do with our back and forth of proper deals and gifts.  I think it would be hard for me to sell it below market value.  I would just assume keep it.            

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