Tips on buying common vintage watches

[ablar]

Hey guys, I've been spending a bit of time on ebay looking at some 40-60 year old watches and was wondering if anybody could offer any advice when buying an older used watches like reputable sellers, sellers known to be moving knock offs, etc.

Thanks

[shameless]

Hey guys, I've been spending a bit of time on ebay looking at some 40-60 year old watches and was wondering if anybody could offer any advice when buying an older used watches like reputable sellers, sellers known to be moving knock offs, etc.

Thanks

' sellers known to be moving knock offs, etc.' i'm a little confused , which sellers are more important to you , the first or the latter!!

[ablar]

Um, both are important. I'm looking at if there's anybody in particular that I should be avoiding or if any are any with a good reputation.

[TristanZ]

People I've bought vintage watches from...

WatchUSeek & TImeZone:

Enicar.Racine
Cubbiepants
The Bigwatch Guy

eBay:

Anticvarius
Empressissi
HappyHappy9877
Holbens Fine Watches
Palmetto Watch
Vintage_Hamilton

[Mr. Panerai]

People I've bought vintage watches from...

WatchUSeek & TImeZone:

Enicar.Racine
Cubbiepants
The Bigwatch Guy

eBay:

Anticvarius
Empressissi
HappyHappy9877
Holbens Fine Watches
Palmetto Watch
Vintage_Hamilton

Were these all positive experiences with an authentic product?

[TristanZ]

Were these all positive experiences with an authentic product?

Absolutely.

[Mr. Panerai]

Absolutely.

Good to know! It's nice to have some sellers you know you can go to when there's wayyy too many frauds on eBay.

[Somewhere else]

Good to know! It's nice to have some sellers you know you can go to when there's wayyy too many frauds on eBay.

I buy quite a few vintage watches on eBay. I've been doing so for years, and have studied most of the brands I buy pretty closely. eBay enforcement continues to improve. eBay is totally slanted to protecting the buyer, which is why I buy there. I've seen very little fraud and what little I've seen, eBay, on the whole,has been vigorous about running it down.

[TokyoLunch]

People I've bought vintage watches from...

WatchUSeek & TImeZone:

Enicar.Racine
Cubbiepants
The Bigwatch Guy

eBay:

Anticvarius
Empressissi
HappyHappy9877
Holbens Fine Watches
Palmetto Watch
Vintage_Hamilton

+1 for HappyHappy. Great to deal with.

[shameless]

Buying any vintage watch -even from a reputable seller is never an exact science ablar - lot of homework -and certainly weighing up the purchase cost against servicing and parts [if available ] - doesn't stop us doing it all the same and getting pleasure from it . Welcome to the forum by the way