Omega Speedmaster hard to sell - why ?

[halfpenny43]

I am in the process of selling my 4 month old Speedy Pro - cannot live without a date.

I have tried a couple of watch dealers both in the UK and NL (I live in the Netherlands) and 2 specific dealers of second hand watches, one in each Country, where I was trying to trade in the Omega against a Tag Monaco, have said "no deal" and cited that Omega as a manual wind watch and non-mineral glass has limited appeal and therefore harder for them to sell.

Has anyone else experienced similar issues trying to sell a Speedmaster Pro ??

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Ikemi said:

Have you tried selling via the PH classifieds section? The Speedmaster is a popular watch and I'm sure it'll sell quite quickly at the right price! You'll be able to obtain a better price through a private sale in comparison to selling via a mainstream watch dealer e.g. Watches of Switzerland ...

I've sold two watches via PH and both went within a few days

Without advertising - yes I posted it on PH Classifieds. I'll have to drop the price and try again.

I guess it's a bit like selling a car - better private than through a dealer, but I was trying to trade-in.

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HarryW said:

halfpenny43 said:

Ikemi said:

Have you tried selling via the PH classifieds section? The Speedmaster is a popular watch and I'm sure it'll sell quite quickly at the right price! You'll be able to obtain a better price through a private sale in comparison to selling via a mainstream watch dealer e.g. Watches of Switzerland ...

I've sold two watches via PH and both went within a few days

Without advertising - yes I posted it on PH Classifieds. I'll have to drop the price and try again.

I guess it's a bit like selling a car - better private than through a dealer, but I was trying to trade-in.

Lovely watch, I'll get one one day it's on my list of watches to have.
imho problems are it's advertised at £95 less than a 'real' 1969 version just sold in the classifieds and is about the price you can pick them up new with a not to difficult to source 25% below list discount. Out of interest what trade in figure are you being offered.

One place offered me EUR1k and another EUR1.2k so less than GBP1k for a 4 month old watch. I am not happy to let it go for that.

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ShadownINja said:

You mean it's not one of those clever, modern quartz watches? Pfff. Give ya £200 for it since you're a PHer.

Cheers Ninja - I'll let you know

[halfpenny43]

ikemi - it's been on for 3 or 4 weeks or so. Maybe the holiday time is the problem.

I have tried to register on TZ-UK but have not yet received a mail confirming membership.

iAlex - you have mail