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New Member Advice Please 1000s of Parts Omega Rolex Tissot etc.
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baxteruk
·How far does one go with this though? Sitting and sorting through those hands will take several days, then measuring diameters/lengths etc to determine caliber will take even longer.
If someone is local to you and can spend a day picking out any really valuable items, such as the 2998 case, then great, but anymore than that and I feel into a significant undertaking.
I still think putting them together in manageable lots (for example split the hands in the pictures above into say 4 separate lots, or even sell them as one), split the cases into say 5-10 lots, same with the dials and movements. Maybe do crystals all as one of perhaps 2-5 lots.
That way with good pictures, any valuable cases or dials will be visible and people will buy the whole lot for them and it’s on them to deal with the other parts in the lot. Yes you won’t get full value for each individual part but you’ll sell everything and only have say 30 packages to post. Getting a higher percentage of value means weeks worth of sorting and itemising, posting hundreds if not thousands of packages and ultimately having all the good items picked over and being left with the dregs.
EBay, no reserve auction and good pictures is the way to go. You may even get contacted by some people who want to travel to see you and make an offer for the whole collection.
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Davidt
·Ideally yes, but if you have loads, front should be sufficient if you’re listing as lots. The only thing people really need to know about the back is whether post posts/dial feet are intact. If they’re missing that’s an issue. The people who will pay the most for dials are collectors and they’ll be able to tel if a dial is original from the front.
Aside from originality, condition is the other main concern with a dial. If you start flipping them all over and sliding them around to take photos of the rear, you risk scratching the dial which could reduce the value by 50% or more.
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·I will probably go in another box and find more but I think this is the dials confusing as some in one box some in another, I would have thought it would have been easier to keep together in one box.
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baxteruk
·More..
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Davidt
·So roughly how many dials like this do you have? 10, 50, 200?
I’d just arrange these in group lots with two pictures for each dial exactly as you have.
If you have any Speedmaster or Seamaster 300 dials (or if you want to spend some time, any dials that’s black or blue) you could sell these separate but for me, the effort required to sell these basic silver dials individually just isn’t worth it.
I’d just arrange these in group lots with two pictures for each dial exactly as you have.
If you have any Speedmaster or Seamaster 300 dials (or if you want to spend some time, any dials that’s black or blue) you could sell these separate but for me, the effort required to sell these basic silver dials individually just isn’t worth it.
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baxteruk
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·This one!!!
Do not sell it cheep....
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Do not sell it cheep....
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·The issue you’re going to have is although some of the dials such as the Constellation pie pan dials and DeVille linen dials are sought after, a lot of them have storage scratches so whereas your 2998 case is likely £1-2k, many of the dials are probably £20-100. If some of the pie pan dials are good they could be several hundred.
I’d just sel the hands in bulk and let the buyer sort through them. Be careful when handling and sorting the hands. Some will have old radium which is radioactive and you don’t want radium dust over your kitchen table etx.
I’d just sel the hands in bulk and let the buyer sort through them. Be careful when handling and sorting the hands. Some will have old radium which is radioactive and you don’t want radium dust over your kitchen table etx.
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Fatcat
·Anything in this box ? 😀)))
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Dan S
·Many of the dials look good, but they really only have value to a person who has that particular reference with a bad dial. And unfortunately, there's no easy way to know what references they are for. You would just need to measure them carefully and post them for sale, and wait. With some research and careful measurement of the dial feet, you could probably determine which movements match the dials. That would help buyers find them, but I don't know who would have the time to go down that rabbit hole for the modest amount of money to be made. It would really be a labor of love, or a hobby for someone who has a lot of extra time on their hands. This is another example of why a bulk sale will net only a small fraction of the total potential value. The amount of work involved is overwhelming, and the individual sales are mostly small.
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hansaboy
·This thread/post is like Christmas!
👍👍👍
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baxteruk
·I just found a tub of more crowns, not omega I presume but different things on them?
Any ideas please.
Any ideas please.
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DaveK
·Anything with this logo on it?
(Just kidding, it’s an inside joke on the forum)
(Just kidding, it’s an inside joke on the forum)
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baxteruk
·Just found this at bottom of a box i was emptying.
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