Recommended Vintage OMEGA WATCHES (only) On EBAY (NOT for Inquiries)

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I always worry about bidding on items from Japan as I hear customs fees can be a bit high. Is there a good calculator or easier method than pouring through the legalese of the CBP docs?

There are customs calculators but obviously it depends what country you’re in. There certainly used to be a calculator that took import country into account.
 
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There are customs calculators but obviously it depends what country you’re in. There certainly used to be a calculator that took import country into account.

I'm in the US, so anything under $800 is free. Figuring out the charges on top of that comes down to minutea of the HST codes. Metal types, winding type, display type ... they seemingly make it difficult on purpose.
 
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I'm in the US, so anything under $800 is free.
And then you have to be aware of if your state collects Use Tax, which is essentially sales tax on imported goods and is separate from duties. If you are in a state that collects this, paying duties will alert the state to collect this Use Tax and you will receive a bill in the mail when tax season starts.
 
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This one is going off later today, its over a grand now due to the condition and BoR bracelet so definitely one of the higher prices obtained for a Seamaster DeVille but there aren’t many better examples.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/325320267977

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Strong finish at just under 1600 USD for an exceptionally nice watch.
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This quite excellent example of a DeVille is still pretty cheap for the condition at $541

https://www.ebay.com/itm/165650563564

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I'm going all in on this guy, hopefully the bracelet and gold filled turns off enough people? Yeah right. 😡
 
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I'm going all in on this guy, hopefully the bracelet and gold filled turns off enough people? Yeah right. 😡
Good luck, its still pretty cheap with 3 mins to go!
 
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Good luck, its still pretty cheap with 3 mins to go!

Super snipe, pew pew, 2 seconds to go. I still got the game! 😎

I really just love that dial!
 
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Super snipe, pew pew, 2 seconds to go. I still got the game! 😎

I really just love that dial!
Well done. It looks like a nice piece. My internet connection is slow, so eBay snipers always seem to get the better of me.
 
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Super snipe, pew pew, 2 seconds to go. I still got the game! 😎

I really just love that dial!
You did good mate that’s a nice one
 
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You did good mate that’s a nice one

All thanks to you and your hard work. How do I tip my bartender?
 
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All thanks to you and your hard work. How do I tip my bartender?
Well when you get it, put it on a nice strap, take some really good photos of it and show us how it looks in an arrival thread. Also I might need to borrow those photos for an article at some point as that model DeVille is one of my favorites.
 
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Well when you get it, put it on a nice strap, take some really good photos of it and show us how it looks in an arrival thread. Also I might need to borrow those photos for an article at some point as that model DeVille is one of my favorites.

You got it. Labor Day holiday is going to throw off shipping but I should get it before the end of the week. I sure love taking pictures of my new arrivals, so I'll make sure to tag you.
 
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Pics are not great. Worth taking the risk at this price?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/204079175779

A gold-plated Quartz Omega with a massively discolored dial… let’s just say there’s a very, very limited audience for such a piece. They aren’t expensive to begin with, if someone is looking for exactly this kind of piece I’d still suggest looking for a nicer example. They aren’t exactly expensive.
 
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Pics are not great. Worth taking the risk at this price?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/204079175779
Are you recommending this piece? ("...Not for Enquiries") If so, you will need to argue very persuasively I think. Chacun à son goût as they say, but I doubt if many OFers would have the goût for this one, honestly.
Edit: darn, MtV already said it just now. No pile-on intended, sorry. It just took too long to fiddle with all those accent marks.
 
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Are you recommending this piece? ("...Not for Enquiries") If so, you will need to argue very persuasively I think. Chacun à son goût as they say, but I doubt if many OFers would have the goût for this one, honestly.
Edit: darn, MtV already said it just now. No pile-on intended, sorry. It just took too long to fiddle with all those accent marks.

You sure added some eloquence 😁