Possible to eBay my way from Swatch to Rolex in 12 months?
Discussion
I already own two Rolex watches.
I've stated this in the intrests of full disclosure.
Ive been ebaying my unwanted items for many years now and Im pretty handy when it comes to creating a good listing etc and have tons of positive feedback.
I also happen to have a brand new, unused, unwanted Swatch Bachelor, boxed with papers sitting in my draw, it's a 1993 model, this one (worth about £30-£40)
As an experiment I thought I might try (with your help) to ebay my way from the Swatch to another Rolex (or similar) in a year (or less?)
The only rules being:
1) I only buy and sell watches.
2) I only use eBay.
3) and I'm not to use any additional funds, just profit made from eBay watch sales.
So feasible, or not? Your advice, suggestions, support and/or abuse are most welcome.
I've stated this in the intrests of full disclosure.
Ive been ebaying my unwanted items for many years now and Im pretty handy when it comes to creating a good listing etc and have tons of positive feedback.
I also happen to have a brand new, unused, unwanted Swatch Bachelor, boxed with papers sitting in my draw, it's a 1993 model, this one (worth about £30-£40)
As an experiment I thought I might try (with your help) to ebay my way from the Swatch to another Rolex (or similar) in a year (or less?)
The only rules being:
1) I only buy and sell watches.
2) I only use eBay.
3) and I'm not to use any additional funds, just profit made from eBay watch sales.
So feasible, or not? Your advice, suggestions, support and/or abuse are most welcome.
Edited by SuperDanX on Saturday 23 February 11:06
Edited by SuperDanX on Saturday 23 February 11:51
Layacable said:
Quite a challenge but good luck to you my friend.
I find scouring ebay listings "newly listed items" and just punching in Omega into the search brings up lots of choice and some right bargains, normally 1970-1980 periods are listed with low buy it nows.
Ps, the swatch is nice.
Cheers mate, it's going to take many steps I reckon, I think it's possible, I remember reading about some guy who went from an old mobile to a Porsche http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/21/steven-or...I find scouring ebay listings "newly listed items" and just punching in Omega into the search brings up lots of choice and some right bargains, normally 1970-1980 periods are listed with low buy it nows.
Ps, the swatch is nice.
'70s/'80s Omega's are certainly going to figure in my erm.... 'sales ladder'
for want of a better term? Brand hierarchy? Sales hierarchy?? Something like that. 
A difficult but interesting challenge. I'm looking forwards to following this thread.
I would suggest that there is a lot of profit to be made in creating franken watches. Personally, I don't have a problem with this, so long as the watch is not mis sold.
Buy a watch with a grotty dial, buy a dial, marry the two and resell. The Ukranians have become experts in plonking pocket watch movements into oversize wrist watch cases, Whilst I think this is a shame, the prices that people are prepared to pay for these monstrosities is eye watering.
I would suggest that there is a lot of profit to be made in creating franken watches. Personally, I don't have a problem with this, so long as the watch is not mis sold.
Buy a watch with a grotty dial, buy a dial, marry the two and resell. The Ukranians have become experts in plonking pocket watch movements into oversize wrist watch cases, Whilst I think this is a shame, the prices that people are prepared to pay for these monstrosities is eye watering.
Thanks for the encouragement chaps. I have lost my bottle a bit already I'm ready to put the first auction up on Sunday I hope. Here's a couple of pics I've taken for the auction.
Not sure about using other avenues to buy watches? Maybe I'll have a think about it and see how things go..
I'm ready to put the first auction up on Sunday I hope. Here's a couple of pics I've taken for the auction. Not sure about using other avenues to buy watches? Maybe I'll have a think about it and see how things go..
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