@Rometx this is NOT a good purchase at all buddy. You could have sent me a link or some pictures and I would have given you some insight about it.
I don't want to tell you what to do with your money, but I would return it honestly. Maybe if this was a 50$ purchase it was OK I guess, otherwise...
PS: People, please, stop buying watches from India and South America unless it's some rare genuine watch that, by some miracle, ended up over there...
I have not yet decided what I will do with the watch. As I am planning on becoming a serious collector, I want to get rid of it - haven't figured out the best way to do it though. One of my friends has taken an interest in the watch, and she is considering buying it for the original price + shipping which is highly unlikely, because I have told her everything I know about it and you guys helped me find out.
As for the poor Seamster itself, there is a suspicious rattling inside the case, and I have yet to take it to an experienced watchmaker.
There are plenty of watches on eBay that have real value. Unfortunately, there are far more that are overpriced, over-restored and fake. That is true of almost any free marketplace, including traditional auction houses.
You just have to know what to look for and what to stay away from.
I am tracking a rather rare version of a otherwise common watch that has been misidentified. I know what it is, and I suspect a few others do as well. I'll post it on the forum if the price gets over what I believe to be its fair value.
gatorcpa
I realize you have grown up in a world when everything is delivered in a box to your door, but if a purchase matters to you get out of the house and go look in person.
Buying a watch online is the best way to get taken. But ever since this whole trade-watches-like-baseball-cards culture has been created mainly by the internet WIS world, the old days where you carefully purchased a watch (or were gifted one) and wore it for years are being replaced with this dynamic new "buy it like it's a can of tennis balls and sell it in three months" mentality. I realize you have grown up in a world when everything is delivered in a box to your door, but if a purchase matters to you get out of the house and go look in person. It's the best way to get something you'll actually like. Nothing lies like photographs in this wonderful world we live in.
Then this hobby would be very limited indeed. The fact that the market has expanded from the corner jeweler or pawn shop to the entire connected world is a big positive.
The key here is to know before you buy. There is plenty out there for free on in the internet.
I tell newbie that they should look on eBay for between 3 to 6 months before even attempting a bid or purchase.
Just like in the old days, there is no substitute for doing your homework. The method of shopping is irrelevant, IMO.
gatorcpa
Then this hobby would be very limited indeed. The fact that the market has expanded from the corner jeweler or pawn shop to the entire connected world is a big positive.
The key here is to know before you buy. There is plenty out there for free on in the internet.
I tell newbie that they should look on eBay for between 3 to 6 months before even attempting a bid or purchase.
Just like in the old days, there is no substitute for doing your homework. The method of shopping is irrelevant, IMO.
gatorcpa
Could the powers that be at OF please install some sort of add-on to the site that makes auto-like this man's replies?
Ship back immediately. Any loss of money is a cheap life lesson.
When I was young (24) in the early 90's, I got a call at work in regards to purchasing stock. I had a little extra cash at the time and was coincidentally thinking about getting into some stocks. The broker had a good story, and I think he was working off of a company phone list that he acquired. I signed up and purchased two stocks over the first year for about $4,500. The stocks tanked and this was in retrospect a shady stock selling scheme. The broker got big commissions for selling garbage penny-stocks to suckers (me). I think I ended up losing about $2500 total. I even received a notice from a government agency that was investigating the firm years later.
The $2500 lesson taught me to learn about investing, never trust a financial advisor, know who you are getting into business with, do your own research and understand what you are buying, and to take control over your financial decisions. It is OK to make mistakes, as long as you learn from them. The watch you bought could have just as easily been a house or major investment in the future. Better to learn now when you are young and have no money.
why make it so complicated?
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End of story.
