![]() ![]() ![]() If someone asks, I will usually tell them what I would pay for the item, which is rarely what they have in mind. Pardon me for the micro-rant, but as most of us know, eBay is not the last word on valuations. (Usually 'Buy the Seller' works, though) A good rule of thumb, of course is always calculate the price of a service into any watch purchased, unless you are holding it in your hand and someone can verify that it has been serviced. I have even been handed watches from eminent authors and dealers (no names) that have been touted as the above, only to find them to be no such thing. In most cases, this is misleading or an outright lie. ![]() One of the reasons I dislike eBay is that there is no way to know beforehand exactly what you're looking at, what it's condition really is, or even if any claims made about it are even remotely true: "Serviced by expert recently, running flawlessly", is one of my faves. Just my 2¢, but there are watch forums out there that absolutely will not give any kind of valuations. i try to contribute as much as i can.although i don't have the knowlegde as some or as nice watches as others but i do try,as do most of the memebers here and those are the people who make this site great and its sad that this message has to be repetetly told.Sorry for this rant but i sick of rude people or people with no thought or manners for others Why is this so hard for people to understand? That is one of the first things your told when you join.even if you don't join you are told that.Now i have been yelled at for something that your are not told.even when it ask if a watch is for sale or not.(not a big deal i learned my lesson there).Point is that people are rude and ignorant not only in a face to face situation but on the web also.These people that ask don't care, and are counting on someone giving an answer no matter what the rules are.These people that ask aren't even contributing memebers of this forum or anyother for the most part.They are people looking for what buy it now should they set the price at.or looking information to get the most for their watch.These are people who most likely found some family members old watch and instead of keeping a keepsake or a momento of them they want to grab a quick profit.These messages should be ignored. It could all be way different the week prior or week after with a different set of buyers. by "worth" it means what your watch sold for on that given time and date. That's really the best "guesstimate" as to what your watch is "worth". Look at the auctions sites over time and see what a watch of your model has been selling for. These are all a myriad of questions that must be factored into every watch sale/purchase. Is it all original? Has it been kept in relatively new condition with the original box in a sock drawer for 50 years or was it beat up with everday use by a brick layer? Does it run? Has it been cleaned? Is the gold worn? What is the gold content? It really just depends on how much a buyer is willing to pay for your watch.Ĭondition also is a huge factor as to how much someone will pay for your watch. We've all seen a nice watch sell for a price and then see the exact same watch in relatively the same condition sell for a huge difference in price a day or so later. ![]() They are worth what someone is willing to pay for that specific watch. There are no hard and fast rules that this one is worth X amount. The worth of your vintage Bulova or Accutron watch is very subjective. Rather than explain this over and over, I thought maybe we'd have one post we could possibly make a sticky for anyone inquiring. Several times a week we get inquiries as to how much someones vintage Bulova watch is worth. ![]()
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