I've never worried about buying the seller because if you cover yourself with the right questions and pay through PayPal and eBay, you're protected by eBay's policies even when the seller doesn't offer returns. There's a pretty nice 145.026 right now for slightly under $2,000 USD, which is probably the best deal you're going to find on anything that doesn't need substantial work; and the seller offers 30 days to return.
If it were me, I'd jump on it:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/OMEGA-STAINLESS-STEEL-MENs-FLIGHTMASTER-WATCH-145-026/233271474650?hash=item36501039da:g:tF0AAOSw~BxdFEM1 .From what I've seen, these don't move that fast on eBay. That box set is for a modern Speedy, but you can probably flip it for at least the $70 shipping fee on the watch.
I usually ask sellers to confirm that the chronograph function works and resets properly, how accurate the watch is, and how long it runs on a full wind. If sellers who don't offer returns respond with an attitude or refuse to run those basic tests for me, I walk; but when they offer returns, I don't worry about it. This one says it's +7 sec/12 hours, which isn't bad, but he doesn't say how long it runs on a full wind. Run your own tests on it when you get it and if everything works, you probably got a good deal. If it has any issues, you even have enough time to send this one to Official Time Watch in Utah for an overhaul estimate, which will be in the neighborhood of $500 USD. (Just don't post about that publicly unless or until you decide to keep it.) Tell Leo that you must have the estimate and the watch back in time to return it to the seller within 30 days if you opt against having it serviced. IMO, the other option is to be prepared to spend roughly $3,000 USD for one that's already been fully overhauled and/or comes with the seller's representation that it's working perfectly (including specific answers to the questions I suggested).
Not sure that's directed at me, but I'm not a big picture taker, mainly because I barely use a cell phone at all and still use my wife's old Razor. When I need to take a photo, I have to borrow her current phone and I figure people probably don't need to see the same few photos I've taken of my watches more than once. This is my current collection including my 911 in the 145.013 case. If you want to see it after service, I think those photos are on p. 20 of
The Flightmaster thread. Aside from having had the 911 overhauled and the case finish restored, the only other change to the collection is that when I found a gold-plated bracelet for my wife's Dynamic, I put the blue leather aftermarket strap on her stainless steel.
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