Seiko 7A38 - by the numbers

I've written about UK eBay seller orangeclockwork007 on the forum a couple of times before - here and here . Funnily enough, the second post is a mention of a Titanium 7A38-7130 which he'd posted on Instagram, back in January 2023 - of more anon. He's obviously a dealer, possibly Hungarian, named La...

Profiteering US eBay re-seller Flobaca really has been scraping the bottom of the barrel lately, in his efforts to find the cheapest 7A38's which might yield maximum possible profit. There have been plenty of half-decent 7A38-7069's on eBay in the States recently; some selling for less than $100 - $...

The 7A38-7020 was Lot # 526, on the second day of Lockdales' sale which started at 10:00am this morning. I'd already placed a couple of bids on it, prior to the auction going live, and it was already @ £120 before the auction started. :roll: https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/lock...

I've watched in dumbfounded amazement how the prices of the ever-popular stainless 7A38-7020 SAA009J (and its US market counterpart, the 7A38-7029 SAA013J) have climbed over the past few years, escalated by the 'Royal Oak' hype. Thankfully I have a few decent examples in my collection, most of which...

Wonderful acquisition, Pascal.

All you need do now is find his 7A48-7010.

Haven't posted a wrist shot in ages, so here's a couple to make amends. My almost mint 7A38-7029 SAA013J, which I rebuilt many years ago using a salesman's sample case and NOS bracelet.

It must be frustrating for anyone trying to add a JDM 7A38 to their collection, nowadays, only to be thwarted by greedy profiteering eBay re-sellers like Ryan Marucheau ( rtm127 ). What makes it worse, other than titanium 7A38-7030's, there seem to be less being listed on Yahoo Japan this year, part...

Checking my eBay watching page, I see that horrible mess of a two-tone 7A38-7060 (with painted hands, fitted incorrect replacement bracelet and the wrong case-back, off a 7A38-6090) eventually sold to some mug punter for the opening bid price of €179.99 Euros. Presumably he was blind drunk at the ti...

I'm scratching my head in disbelief as I type this. Incredible as it may seem, martinachertok 's much-re-listed gold-tone 7A38-7000 (with non-original Speidel bracelet) sold at the weekend for an undisclosed best offer . The mind boggles ! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-VINTAGE-1975-SEIKO-7A38,-15%...

I suspect this gold-tone 7A38-7270 fitted with a non-original replacement Seiko bracelet will probably catch an unwary punter. It was listed yesterday evening by a US eBay seller, gustosportland , with a moderate Buy-it-Now price of $200. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Rare-1988-Seiko-7A38-7270...

Another re-listing yesterday evening, the third this month. :roll: This time they've switched the primary image back to something more sensible (the one they started with), but the Buy-it-Now price is up another $100 to a ridiculous $570. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-VINTAGE-1975-SEIKO-7A38,-15%2...

Yet another re-listing, the second in May 2024, and another change in the primary image and Buy-it-Now price - back up to $470 (from the previous $300). https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-VINTAGE-1975-SEIKO-7A38,-15%28!%29-JEWELS-QUARTZ-CHRONOMETER-DAY-&-DATE!/266813753809 7A38-7000-Gold-WrongBrace...

Well that didn't last long. Looks like Etsy has decided to bar MillAuctionHouse selling. Not before time, I'd opine.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MillAuctionHouse

A few more re-listings @ $560 followed. Halfway through the month, eBay started adding 20% VAT to the Buy-it-Now price, which confused me for a moment. The first re-listing for May 2024 appeared yesterday evening and it's back down to 'only' $300 (plus VAT for eBay UK). :roll: https://www.ebay.co.uk...

This stainless 7A38-7000 was listed earlier this morning, by a dishonest UK eBay seller doominated , who claims that the watch is in immaculate condition and all original. You don't have to study the photos too closely to see neither is true. The price he's asking of £495 is laughable for an example...

His Etsy account , which he was at one time running in parallel with eBay, appears to have been dormant for two years: MillAuctionHouse-Etsy-Dormant.png At the time I wrote that, two months ago, that was certainly the case - per the above screenshot. However, since I last checked on him, Marc Meltz...

That Yema Spationaute III is back on eBay, re-listed this afternoon, still with the same greedily marked-up Buy-it-Now price of £385. :x If nothing else, I appear to have shamed the re-seller into fitting a 22mm strap. :lol: The Spationaute III's pin and tube strap fixings appeared to be a mystery t...

Not surprisingly, given the ludicrous asking price, the above stainless 7A38-7280 remains unsold. :| Profiteering German eBay re-seller m.a.k.2979 's latest over-priced offering has me scratching my head in bemusement. It's another 7A38-7280 - of sorts. :roll: It was once a gold-tone SAA124J, but so...

However, you may possibly understand my annoyance when I saw the very same Yema Spationaute III listed on eBay UK this afternoon by yet another would-be profiteering re-seller *urjewellery* (a.k.a. Jonathan Cox) with an extortionately marked-up Buy-it-Now price of £385 !! :x https://www.ebay.co.uk/i...

The Yema Spationaute III Aragatz is one of my favourite non-Seiko branded 7A38's. https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/aa373/Seiko7A38/Various%20Odds/Smilies/.highres/astro.gif I have far too many of them .... around two dozen of the 43mm version, including several NOS examples; a few with the lim...