Seiko 7A38 - by the numbers

Seiko7A38 at February 20, 2016 at 7:17 AM

O.K. So I lied.  I have kept a watching eye on the bracelet - currently on something like it's 20th re-listing, now at  $187 !! 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252291339548

Back in February 2016, in wrapping up this long-running sorry saga at the bottom the previous page, I wrote:

But here's one who won't be bothering to track the re-listings. An ignominious end for the world's most re-listed parts watch.

Indeed, I've been true to my word. But then curiosity got the better of me. The dial / movement and watch case may be long gone, but 12 months on to the day, manic re-listing eBay seller Martinachertok is still re-listing the bracelet from that 7A38-7069 ! 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262857834324

She hasn't changed her tactics, either.  That 30-day listing was ended early, in the early hours of this morning ....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262857834324

.... and was immediately replaced by this one, with the Buy-it-Now price increased from $69.95 to $79.95.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252777484745

I really don't know why I bothered to look at this again. Dumb move. 

I did try to keep tabs on Mad Martina's manic re-listing of this well-worn 7A38-7069 bracelet for a few days, but gave up in the end.

Here's a summary of the last fortnight's activity. All 18 of these were supposedly 30-day listings. All were ended within a day or so.

Here, FWIW (while it lasts) is their current re-listing:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262879456866

Note the variation in B-I-N price of almost $100 over the last two weeks. Oh and the postage cost has gone up from $69 to $99. 

That's it for now. Maybe I'll remember to look it up in another year's time. Pretty certain it'll still be there, re-listed for the nth time. 

I didn't remember, as it happens.  But earlier today I was running a worldwide eBay search on '20mm Seiko bracelet' (looking for something else, obviously) and guess what came up in the recent results ? 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/263703127040