Where to sell an Omega SMP sword hands and for how much?
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Am looking to sell my Omega Seamaster Full size auto (sword hands), aside from PH classifieds where would you recommend I advertise? I'm not a member of any specialists watch forums though and I know some stop advertising for new members. TZ etc. Am reluctant to use ebay because of the commission they will take.
And the important bit, what shall I ask for it? It's 6 years old, been worn rarely, maybe 10 times for weddings and funerals, has all the boxes, paperwork, tags, links etc and receipt from Beaverbrooks. The crystal and case are unmarked, only the clasp has some minor scuffing as you would expect and one link by the clasp has a tiny tiny scratch?
Also what is the safest way to take payment? Can paypal be reversed and should I just go for a face to face deal?
cheers in advance for any advice, the pic below is from the web for reference only.
And the important bit, what shall I ask for it? It's 6 years old, been worn rarely, maybe 10 times for weddings and funerals, has all the boxes, paperwork, tags, links etc and receipt from Beaverbrooks. The crystal and case are unmarked, only the clasp has some minor scuffing as you would expect and one link by the clasp has a tiny tiny scratch?
Also what is the safest way to take payment? Can paypal be reversed and should I just go for a face to face deal?
cheers in advance for any advice, the pic below is from the web for reference only.
I'd be a bit disappointed if all I got for it was £1200, would be hoping for £1500 ish to lessen the blow of selling it. Watch is great condition, aside from the usual clasp wear that could be polished out it is perfect. I'd be surprised if it's been worn more than 10 times and all those were formal occassions with no risk of damage. All boxes, tags, books and links etc are there too. Anyway, thanks to all for the advice, I'll have a better search to see what I'm competing against and get an ad up in the right place.
Finally took the pics and got the ad up, will be sad to see it go but it never gets worn so is just useful money sitting in the drawer.
Have allowed myself a small proportion of the sale price to buy a cheaper diver on a bracelet, will probably be a Seiko of some description so all is not lost.
Have allowed myself a small proportion of the sale price to buy a cheaper diver on a bracelet, will probably be a Seiko of some description so all is not lost.
Well it is sold after less than a day of advertising, deposit taken and just waiting for transfer of balance. Sad to see it go but it's just sitting in a drawer doing nothing.
Am sure it will continue to rise in value but eventually it'll reach a limit. Maybe if I kept it for another 10 years I'd make more money but the money spent on services could wipe out a large proportion of that.
As it is I've made nice amount over what I paid for it (you used to get nice discounts on these!), some will be spent on a nice (seiko?) £300ish type diver the rest will go in the pot for a rainy day.
Am sure it will continue to rise in value but eventually it'll reach a limit. Maybe if I kept it for another 10 years I'd make more money but the money spent on services could wipe out a large proportion of that.
As it is I've made nice amount over what I paid for it (you used to get nice discounts on these!), some will be spent on a nice (seiko?) £300ish type diver the rest will go in the pot for a rainy day.
Yep very pleased I got the price I wanted. There was a lot of interest just from this thread and in one day of advertising I had three offers so the watch is in demand. Anyone else who has one has made a good investment, it won't make you rich but at least it's value is going up a little over the years.
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