I never buy a watch on the internet thinking it will be working OK out of the shipping box, so if the watch looks like the pictures I'm happy. For me, ebay watches (and most forum watches) are "raw material", the various risks and problems are on me. I always advise to add the service costs on every buy, systematically, they are not unsignificant. Most sellers (pro or not) are just sending you the things they found "as is"; some may add a polish or a new strap and disguise the faults somewhat, that's all.
The buyer has lots of rights on ebay, but he has to do his homework too.
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