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 ??

[Ikemi]

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

[halfpenny43]

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.

[andy_s]

The features that may not appeal to a broad range of people (and therefore put the dealers off) may appeal to the more 'watch-minded'.
I'd say TZ-UK but a) You need 1000 posts or whatever it is now and b. things are a bit quiet there anyway (from what I can tell).
Maybe somewhere like watchuseek or another more Omega related forum?

[ShadownINja]

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

[HarryW]

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.

[halfpenny43]

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.

[halfpenny43]

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

[Ikemi]

I guess a lot of people have shelled out on holidays over the Summer months and cannot afford £1.5K for a watch at the moment ... How long has it been advertised on PH for? I'd wait a few more weeks and see if there is any interest

Alternatively, can you not keep it and use your phone/computer to check the date Isn't RRP on this watch £2310.00? £1.5K for 4 months seems like a good deal!

Edited by Ikemi on Friday 27th August 20:49

[Dr G]

andy_s said:

The features that may not appeal to a broad range of people (and therefore put the dealers off) may appeal to the more 'watch-minded'.
I'd say TZ-UK but a) You need 1000 posts or whatever it is now and b. things are a bit quiet there anyway (from what I can tell).
Maybe somewhere like watchuseek or another more Omega related forum?

TZ-UK sales corner in my experience is very good, unless something is particularly undesirable - if it's well photographed, described and priced it will sell very quickly.

As with cars though an owner will often over-estimate a market value (I'm not piking nay fingers, in this case I have no idea what the market value is).

[LukeBird]

^^
I'd normally agree, but I'm with Andy on this, it's been very quiet recently.
I really struggled to sell two well priced watches with decent photos and good descriptions.
Yet some oaf posts up a 'TZ' watch with crappy pics and no description and it sells in about 3 secs!

[iAlex]

Steven, can't email you through your profile, could you drop me an email - I have an idea for you...

[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