Ebay selling advice needed please :)

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Like many others here, I tend to avoid using eBay as a sales platform given their exorbitant fees. Unless it’s a niche item where accessing a wider market is beneficial, my preference is to sell via dedicated forums or specific platforms. For watches, I’ve had great success selling via forums and Chrono24. While the latter does charge a sales fee, it’s much less than eBay.

As others have pointed out, the market for vintage Speedmasters is down at present. You may want to consider holding off until it improves.

That said, if I win this Tuesday’s LottoMax jackpot, you won’t have to worry about re-listing your watches as they’d be sold 😁
Yes, was not intending to use eBay per se, but obvs potential buyer pool is much greater than on OF. Holding off re. Current market for Speedies also an option, whether by choice or not 😞
 
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Yeah, I realize my asking price needs to be realistic. I am just suprised that I have had zero offers at what I am listing them for. I felt my asking prices are within ballpark haggling range, but it would appear not.

Yeah, I realize my asking price needs to be realistic. I am just suprised that I have had zero offers at what I am listing them for. I felt my asking prices are within ballpark haggling range, but it would appear not.
At the asking price of your CB, I would be a buyer (need to save more but it's a grail watch for me) - it's a very fair asking price. I just think that the market is really slow right now unless it's a truly exceptional piece and it gets a lot of exposure.

You could try to reach out to Eric Wind at Wind vintage... he regularly sells Speedmasters similar to the ones you have for sale.
 
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First, I think the 'high' end of model ranges is REALLY soft right now. Last year or two has been pretty much a VERY significant buyer's market. Folks just don't have the cash right now.

Second: Listing in CAD instead of USD, though your native currency, is likely to frighten some folks off. For example, your -66 LOOKS like $14k to me, when in reality it is 10k US. Unfortunately OF doesn't have a way to list in multiple currencies, but I wonder if that makes it seem more expensive than it is.

Third, on a per-watch basis (and tips for when listing it on Ebay), IMO:

Tropical Dial (https://omegaforums.net/threads/chocolate-tropical-dial-speedmaster-145022-69.173583/): Good looking watch, but at that price, it needs a "stomach drops out" picture. I realize this is probably a watch that is a stone-cold-stunner in person, but it doesn't show it to me in the photos.

CB: (https://omegaforums.net/threads/105012-66-cb-with-1506-bracelet-and-16-end-links.174143/): Looks more expensive than it is (see above), and the the photos have a lot of glare that I think does it no favors. ALSO: PLAY up the bracelet and the 321! 321 is "hot" right now, so playing up the movement is probably a good idea. Other than "this is old", I don't see in the ad itself (other than knowing things myself) why I would pick this up over any vintage speedy.

Vietnam flown one: (https://omegaforums.net/threads/vietnam-war-flown-speedmaster-145-012-67-with-provenance.180288/) The history bit is INTERESTING and well presented, I think to someone with a connection to the war, this one should do well. I again would play up the 321 a little more, else I think this is a good listing. From MY perspective, the Vietnam War worn bit scares me away (as it is a watch with a 'history' that would make me not want to wear it), but I think it helps more than hinders.

Transitional: (https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-speedmaster-145-022-68-transitional.180737/): Watch looks great at a pretty reasonable price I'd say, though the bezel saddens me(again, nothing to be done :/). Dial photos again have a TON of reflections that aren't doing it a favor (as it is the prettiest part!), but the CAD/USD bit makes it look more expensive than it is.

I hope that didn't offend, I'm legitimately trying to help, and hope you find someone to love each of these. There are 2-3 of those I'd love to pick up if I was looking (holding out on an EW one day...). At the moment, it seems like you need to find the 'right buyer', for at least 2 of them to get anywhere near your asking price, so it is a matter of finding the right collector who wants to grow their collection.
 
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5% seems like a great deal. Would you share the auction house names?
It's not hard to find good terms with the big auction houses like Sotheby's, Christie's or Phillips's, but you have to have decent watches to consign and willing to price them appropriately. An item expected to sell for less than $5,000 carries no reserve price, so you are exposed if the hammer price is less than that, but I've always been surprised at how high prices can go for relatively low priced watches. I see too many watches listed here on OF that are just too high and they don't sell, but if put to auction with more reasonable prices they would sell at good net prices to the owner. All it takes is two bidders wanting the watch to drive the price up. I've seen it time and again, even though the buyer has to pay a 26% buyer's premium and maybe sales tax. There is obviously a lag between consigning the watches and the net payment to the consignor, maybe four months in total, so it's not a method if you need cash now, but almost all my auction items have been very satisfying. An auction, either live or online, gets a ton of eyes and that's what you need to move your items. You need the buzz. People say the market is slow.....not my experience for my latest items put on auction in June '25, netted about 50% more than I planned. Quality is always in demand. I prefer to let the auction houses do all the work of transportation, insuring, photographing, marketing, selling and collecting the proceeds. Once consigned all you have to do is wait for the money to be wired to your account 35 days after the close of the auction, less the commission.
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I'll say this, once you total up the fees, ebay looks pretty good. The biggest draw for auction houses is every day Joe trusts them way more than ebay, and they are normally going to take very good pictures, which you rarely see on ebay.

Also, I really appreciate it when people offer the watches here, even if they are later sold somewhere else. Nice to just see them, and have the opportunity to consider the purchase.
 
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I will only add that make sure you have your eBay listing set up properly - with specific attention to shipping (especially since you are in Canada like me).

Not so long ago, I saw a member here selling a very nice CB Speedmaster on eBay. He was based out of Europe and when I went to enter my bid during the last hour of the auction, eBay wouldn’t allow me to do so. Said that the seller wasn’t allowing for shipping to Canada. I quickly contacted the seller, and they were rightly frustrated because they had intended to allow for global shipping. In the end, I couldn’t place my bids sadly.
 
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I will only add that make sure you have your eBay listing set up properly - with specific attention to shipping (especially since you are in Canada like me).

Not so long ago, I saw a member here selling a very nice CB Speedmaster on eBay. He was based out of Europe and when I went to enter my bid during the last hour of the auction, eBay wouldn’t allow me to do so. Said that the seller wasn’t allowing for shipping to Canada. I quickly contacted the seller, and they were rightly frustrated because they had intended to allow for global shipping. In the end, I couldn’t place my bids sadly.
this has happened to me on ebay recently, selling from USA to EU. Ebay admitted it was a glitch but that they couldn't correct it (for some reason, it wouldn't allow a buyer from Italy to purchase a Tudor movement...there were no legal/customs restrictions). They basically said "we'll get it figured out sometime. Sorry for your lost sale."