Okay, I was gone a year, so I realize a lot can happen. I'm also not very versed in dive watches, whether vintage or modern. So in light of these facts, can somebody tell me why this is worth anywhere near the asking price?:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/GALCO-1960s-GALLET-Stainless-Mechanical-37MCal-AS1950-51-Vintage-Used-Men-Watch/263542249898?_trkparms=aid=555018&algo=PL.SIM&ao=2&asc=49917&meid=99671cf33fb94d06b7dcafd8778c41a1&pid=100623&rk=1&rkt=6&sd=232697261568&itm=263542249898&_trksid=p2047675.c100623.m-1Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

 

It isn't.

I wouldn't pay a quarter of the ask.

 

Time passes faster here in Vintage Watch Universe: ignore the politics ...

 

Instead of the Hodinkee bump, we now have the Squirrel bump.

 

Listen Dummy.
Big arrow = Big bucks
Capiche?

 

Same seller also has this JLC, how is the value on this? (Asking because I really don’t know, might give an indication of whether the seller is consistent in pricing)

https://m.ebay.ca/itm/JAEGER-LeCoul...744615?hash=item3d5c4fe3e7:g:hnoAAOSwKp1ao3qDPurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

 

Polished case and a poor redial. Also worth far less.

Having said that, some of his other offerings are not so out of line.

 

That eBay seller doesn't even actually own any of the watches he's selling.

For reference, that Galco is currently listed on sweetroad.com for ~$920 (which is still crazy, btw).

If one of his listings sells, he buys the watch at that point, and then he makes $500+ simply by acting as a go-between. This sellerPurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network is doing the exact same thing (with the exact same watch), for that matter.

 

It's a classic case of delusional seller syndrome.

 

Since the same photos are used in both listings, isn't it possible that the same seller is offering the watch on 2 platforms? I've seen many cases where someone offers a watch for (say) $500 on watchuseek and simultaneously has it up for $700 on eBay.

 

I don't know if that seller owns the watches he has listed (the evidence above is far from ironclad), but seems to routinely list for stupid-high prices.

 

Last year I sold my Galco for 135 Euros.

 

It's not.

But these cheaply made, not actual dive watches, that you could get for £50 a couple of years ago because no one wanted them, are now apparently "rare", and "desirable".

Watches of Knightsbridge had a handful of similar up for over £1000 last week... giving those who can't justify £10k on a really ropey Speedmaster, something else to waste their money on.

File this nonsense under "stupid shit that idiots on both sides of the deal are equally dumb for getting involved in", and move buddy...

 

April Fools Day 2017 just wasn’t the same without you.

 

I'm putting bellow up to $1000 tomorrow

https://omegaforums.net/threads/vintage-diver-sperina-180.40795/

 

Amusingly, here's a superior example, also on eBay, for 1/3 the price...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Ga...984184?hash=item239cb55278:g:EbUAAOSwSz1asak2Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

 

Every village needs it's idiot!

 

I can't see the ebay price but I have one of these. Nice simple watch. Should I quit my job now? Have a won the lottery?

 

Only if a sucker n00b sees your listing first.