Come on guys, you mean no one can even think of one?

 

I have no objection to opine on watches people want to buy and always give my honest opinion. But my best sellers I will keep to myself. Given I am on the West and frequently late for a hot watch (people on the East snatch it) why would I add to the competition by broadcasting sellers I like? Greedy. I know.

 

Usually if it's an obscure badly taken image from a seller saying it works and he doesn't sell many watches, like it's somebody selling grandpas old watch, i find it rather trusty worthy.

But jokes aside, the real red flags with a seller by my book is an abundance of frankens and semi-proffesional pictures usually taken on those pebbles/seashells. A persons expertise and discerning eyes are the best tools.

For the vintage stuff, makarow-89, maksim8433, asap31 (still a watchuseek user?), miromanbay (WUS user), cerg76-46 , probably a few more people can throw in the mix.

 

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But jokes aside, the real red flags with a seller by my book is an abundance of frankens and semi-proffesional pictures usually taken on those pebbles/seashells. ...

I'm at least thankful to this seller that they have a distinctive background for their listings. Makes it easier for me to just scroll past them all without wasting time checking any of them.

 

Banqq2 and ruscamera can be added to the list of usually trustworthy sellers.

 

I have purchased 2 refurbished Citizens from "officialwatchdeals" for great prices with no issues, prompt delivery, and no duties paid.

They even included directions for properly charging solars, probably because they are tired of getting complaints that the watches were DOA.

 

The best advice is: trust but verify.

High resolution pictures from every angle is a must.

The only part of the descriptive text that is of any value is specifics. "Recently serviced" is meaningless.

I don't believe there's a list of sellers who always come through. Mistakes can be made even with the best intentions. An OK watch can break an hour after you receive it.

We buyers are basically dealing with strangers. The biggest inducement for sellers to do the right thing is the strong eBay warranty. If a seller has a reasonable number of sales, you do your research and look carefully at the pictures you should be OK with any seller.

 

I'd put Ilya (banqq2 - Omsk), Dmitry (togatov - St P) and marcello777mara (Ukraine) right up there among the most trusted eBay sellers


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Thanks to everyone who is not as greedy as @Odessa200
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Haha. Truth to be told: I do not think I have favorites ebay sellers. I got watches fro some of them repeatedly thinking ‘I bought a nice watch from this guy so this one must be nice as well’ and instead of doing my due diligence I just bought. Big mistake. Even the best sellers on ebay sell occasionally junk. So always do your homework!

 

Surprised nobody has mentioned zenitar yet. Highly recommended.

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Favinov has my vote, he is a legend in the Russian watch world and a hell of a nice guy as well!.