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oneninja
 Post subject: Blackbird questions
PostPosted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:53 pm 
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I have been looking at the BB for a while now and finally decided to pick one up, it was just my luck that a jewelry show happens to be in town (Las vegas). My friend went today and found a BB for under 4500, he took this one picture for me and I was wondering if I could get peoples opinion if its a legit buy. And some advise on what to look for, to make sure its real. Im waking up first thing in the morning to go check it out for myself


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 Post subject: Re: Blackbird questions
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Any advise or suggestions would be appretiated... Thank you
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 Post subject: Re: Blackbird questions
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$4500 is pretty steep. You should be paying about a grand less than that.

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 Post subject: Re: Blackbird questions
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Looks good as far as I can tell. The easiest way to pick out the replica is the shortened tic marks. I marked them with yellow.

This is the fake.


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 Post subject: Re: Blackbird questions
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RJRJRJ wrote:
$4500 is pretty steep. You should be paying about a grand less than that.



Why? Gray market new is still more than $4,500.
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 Post subject: Re: Blackbird questions
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A grand less? Really? The cheepest I found it online was for over 5000... it you know of a place to get this all stainless for around 3500 would you point me in the right direction please
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 Post subject: Re: Blackbird questions
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Any other things I should be looking for to make sure it is genuine? I really appretiate everyones help here...
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oneninja wrote:
Any other things I should be looking for to make sure it is genuine? I really appretiate everyones help here...



Those tic marks tell the story. If the yellow marked ones are short it's fake, if they're all the same length it's real.
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Is it new or pre-loved?

RRP over here is approx. £5,500

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$4500 is pretty steep. You should be paying about a grand less than that.
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$4500 is pretty steep. You should be paying about a grand less than that.
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Yea I’m looking at getting one from Vegas in a couple of weeks, so I’ve being trying to do some research on prices to expect and set a realistic budget for myself.

With the pilot bracelet from the mgm they have quoted, $6940 which is about £4506 (Still 1k cheaper than retail in the uk)

So $4500 is a great price, assuming of course that it is new.

Not sure what kind of % I should be aiming for to negotiate? A few posts have indicated 20% then other have said Vegas AD won’t budget on price much at all?

Then I hear about an 8% price increate due for new stock on the 19th March?

Can anyone comment from experience?
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 Post subject: Re: Blackbird questions
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Do make sure you are getting the BB specific Bracelet.

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I have been agonising over whether or not o wait for the new movement, buy a second hand one, a LE one as well as what strap / bracelet to get!

Is there a way to spot if the bracelet is BB specific or not? Would an AD sell one that wasn’t?
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faceted links are correct for BB

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