Watch dealers local to Epsom?
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My sister's husband died earlier this year and part of what he has left her is a small collection of nice watches. She's keeping a Tag that was his favourite, and also a Rolex for his brother when he's sorted his life out (substance issues, may be a while!) but would like to sell the others as she's not going to get any use out of them and would rather they were used. I don't have details of what the watches are, but they are decent manufacturers and models and I believe in barely worn condition.
I don't believe that Ebay is an ideal way to sell the watches (happy to be proved wrong), and my sister is willing to take a 10-15% hit on the value by selling to a watch dealer. She's in Epsom; can anyone recommend a dealer or trader local to that area who is reputable and not likely to take the piss? At a push she can head to London but work etc takes up a lot of her time at the moment. As I'm the older brother she's asked me for advice, and knowing bugger all about watches I turn to the PH masses as I know there's a lot of expertise in here about such things.
Thanks in advance.
I don't believe that Ebay is an ideal way to sell the watches (happy to be proved wrong), and my sister is willing to take a 10-15% hit on the value by selling to a watch dealer. She's in Epsom; can anyone recommend a dealer or trader local to that area who is reputable and not likely to take the piss? At a push she can head to London but work etc takes up a lot of her time at the moment. As I'm the older brother she's asked me for advice, and knowing bugger all about watches I turn to the PH masses as I know there's a lot of expertise in here about such things.
Thanks in advance.
nikaiyo2 said:
Watchfinder are decent enough.
Unless she has very desirable stainless steel Rolex sports models, I would expect most dealers to offer no more than 50% of the advertised sale price. Less for models that are not easy to sell.
eBay is not a bad place to sell, just insist on cash on collection only....
Thank you. Like I say, I have no idea about value and what kind of margins dealers have on s/h watches. I'll tell her to investigate Watchfinder and to be a little more realistic about what the watches will achieve when sold. It's less about the money to be honest, I think she just wants them to be used rather than sit around gathering dust.Unless she has very desirable stainless steel Rolex sports models, I would expect most dealers to offer no more than 50% of the advertised sale price. Less for models that are not easy to sell.
eBay is not a bad place to sell, just insist on cash on collection only....
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