Seiko 7A38 - by the numbers

Flobaca 's two 7A38-7069's currently remain unsold. Here's the latest re-listings: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/358567249346 @ $275 (first listed on 4th April) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/227344726865 @ $235 (first listed on 7th May) I wouldn't have expected him to list another, unless it was possibly...

UK eBay seller overtimegb is currently asking a ludicrous £795 for his average condition gold-tone 7A38-7000 SAA008J , compared to 'only' £695 for his stainless 7A38-7000 SAA007J . But that's way overpriced too, IMHO. Having previously allowed his gold-tone 7A38-7000 to slip by without passing comm...

UK eBay seller overtimegb is currently asking a ludicrous £795 for his average condition gold-tone 7A38-7000 SAA008J , Whoa ! :o How come I didn't spot this before ?? :shock: This is another example of blatant exorbitant profiteering !!! :x https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/178077520895 7A38-7000-Gold-eBa...

I didn't see the point of starting yet another thread, when this one already existed with a perfectly appropriate title. Although his much re-listed gold-tone 7A38-7289 still remains unsold, after nearly 5 years, it appears that profiteering UK eBay re-seller hollizaak007 has given up the chase for ...

I've long suspected one particular US eBay seller of being guilty of the despicable practice of robbing (stealing) bracelet adjustment links from watches that pass through their hands. I haven't written about them before, because they timed their listings so as not to overlap - the links would usual...

As a postscript to my previous couple of posts about the frankened gold-tone 7A38-7280, I notice the US eBay seller ldalton30 has now re-listed the watch in its correct original configuration, at a somewhat reduced Buy-it-Now price. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/168380465742 7A38-7280-Gold-CreamFace-eB...

If the lucky serial number 777777 does exist, I'm still not quite sure whether it would be on a 7A38-7260 or 7A38-7270. Note the serial number 777766 - getting closer ! :) Or it could be a two-tone 7A38-7270. Here's another, listed this afternoon by a US eBay seller . Not a particularly good, well-...

Well that's a fairly satisfying outcome. Both listings have been ended by the seller as no longer available. :lol: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/168358257950 7A38-7060-Gold-Franken-(725Odial)-eBay-May2926-Ended-NLA.png https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/168358254217 7A38-7280-Gold-Franken-(White710Ldial)-eBay-...

The US eBay seller who concocted the gold-tone 7A38-7060 Franken in my previous post, ldalton30 has been a busy boy lately. Or should that read 'busy fool' ? in the early hours of this morning, he listed another laughably over-priced 7A38 Franken. This time it's a gold tone 7A38-7280, which has been...

Although his previous 7A38-7069 remains unsold (now well into its 4th 7-day re-listing) it didn't deter profiteering US eBay seller flobaca from listing another yesterday evening. As usual, it's a 7-day auction, but this time with a lower opening bid price of 'only' $235 - possibly for good reason. ...

This fairly obvious 7A38 Franken was listed overnight by a US eBay seller. The gold-tone 7A38-7060 has been fitted with the off-white / cream arabic numeral 725O dial / hands (and presumably the movement) from a gold-tone 7A38-7280. The highly ambitious $375 Buy-it-Now asking price should be enough ...

In case you might be wondering where greedy German eBay seller vintage-uhren-laden (a.k.a. Koronaci_und_Söhne ) was sourcing his (3 on offer) grossly over-priced bracelet adjustment links from, he's just given the game away. :lol: In the early hours of this morning, he listed this well-worn stainles...

Here's another N8YZ669 'Panda' listed overnight by a US eBay seller. Not quite so ambitiously over-priced at 'only' $295.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/137281332748

Remiss of me, I'd failed to notice that flobaca's most recent 7A38-702H had sold on 28th April, for an undisclosed offer.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/358472851266

And so it goes on. :| The unashamed greed of certain sellers continues to pervade eBay. The latest example to grab my attention, which I simply couldn't let pass without comment, was this listing, yesterday evening, by German eBay seller vintage-uhren-laden (a.k.a. Koronaci_und_Söhne ). €149.58 Euro...

For the last couple of days, I've been wearing this attractive 7A38-7020 two-tone 'split dial' Franken, which I built way back in September 2011. The black lower 703L dial plate and Tachymeter ring came from a stainless 7A38-7020; the hands are 7A38-7260 and the light grey upper 703L dial plate, cas...

Those of you who own Cartier Ferrari Formula chronographs may recall a thread on the old archived forum: Cartier Ferrari Formula case-back removal tool - coming soon ! Back in February 2013, I was initially toying with the idea of having a batch of precision engineered case-back 'spanners' made loca...

Yesterday afternoon, I took a few wrist shots, for the first time in ages. I wore one of my most recently acquired Yema Spationaute III's - factory prototype N ° 02 . It really was too bright (even in the shade), so I picked up a few unwanted relections in the domed crystal. The last shot shows the ...

That one sold quickly. The listing was marked up with 'This item is out of stock' the following day. However, I suspect this next one, listed yesterday evening, fitted with a horrible Speidel Twist-O-Flex bracelet, may take rather longer. :| The deluded US eBay seller, who can't even spell Chronogra...

This unusual 7A38 Franken was listed late yesterday evening by a devious French eBay seller. Were it not for his greed, in asking a ludicrous €370 Euros as a Buy-it-Now, its subtlety might have been enough to catch out an unwary punter. Instead the price should hopefully act as a deterrent. It's a g...