Earlier this afternoon, profiteering US eBay re-seller flobaca listed a 7A38-6010, in average worn condition, as a 7-day auction with an opening bid price of $375, or the option to Buy-it-Now for $490 for anybody foolish enough.
Earlier this afternoon, profiteering US eBay re-seller flobaca listed a 7A38-7029, fitted with an ill-matched (stainless and black chrome) non-original replacement Seiko bracelet, as a 7-day auction listing, with a highly optimistic opening bid price of $700 (and unusually no Buy-it-Now option).
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This one's been a long time coming. Here's where I predicted it in early October last year, posted on the previous page:
Seiko7A38 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 05, 2024 12:37 pm
Looks like flobaca may be trying to get back into the lucrative 7A38-702X 'Royal Oak' market, which used to be his favourite stock in trade, before he was squeezed out by the competition. I spotted this non-working 7A38-7029 'head only', which sold on eBay in the States, a couple of days ago.
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It was originally a 3-day auction, with an opening bid price of $1, and the option to make an offer. It sold within half an hour of being listed for an undisclosed best offer. The encrypted buyer ID, beginning z***3 with private feedback, could only be zenodass44 (flobaca's alter ego, that he uses for purchasing).
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The seller uploaded a total of 19 photos, including 4 of the movement, which looked reasonably clean. I suspect it may be a while before it re-appears on eBay, so for future reference, here's the clearest shot of the case-back, showing the serial # 3N5810.
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Needless to say, the case-back serial number 3N5810 matches.
Yesterday evening, profiteering US eBay re-seller flobaca listed another two-tone 7A38-7270, in average worn condition, as a 7-day auction, with an optimistic opening bid price 0f $250.
Seiko7A38 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 08, 2025 4:51 pm
Earlier this afternoon, profiteering US eBay re-seller flobaca listed a 7A38-6010, in average worn condition, as a 7-day auction with an opening bid price of $375, or the option to Buy-it-Now for $490 for anybody foolish enough.
Yesterday afternoon, profiteering US eBay re-seller flobaca listed a stainless 7A38-7000, fitted with a non-original generic replacement bracelet, as a 7-day auction, with an opening bid price of $350.
Readers may have noticed that occasionally I fail to uncover where flobaca sourced a particular watch. He almost exclusively buys them off eBay in the States, but it's not always that easy to track his activity. I'm not trying to make excuses, just giving this as an example. Here's what I reckon will probably be one of the next 7A38-7069's he lists.
Speaking of flobaca's 7A38-7069's, I'd overlooked posting that his previous example (first listed on 10th May) had sold last weekend for the $250 opening bid price.
Overnight, profiteering US eBay re-seller flobaca listed yet another well-worn 7A38-7069, as a 7-day auction, with his habitual opening bid price of $250. This one also has the option to Buy-it-Now for $325, for anybody foolish enough.
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I haven't bothered trying to match the serial number. I'm assuming from the level of plating wear on the bracelet, this is, in all likelihood, the same 7A38-7069 he purchased on 27th June (see my penultimate post).
Profiteering US eBay re-seller flobaca had re-listed his most recent 7A38-702H for the fourth time in just over a month. Then, on Wednesday, a mug punter placed an opening bid of $275 and he promptly ended the listing early - as sold.
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It goes without saying, he already had another two-tone waiting in the wings - this time a 7A38-702A in average worn condition. As usual, it's another 7-day auction listing with an opening bid price of $275, with the option to Buy-it-Now for anybody foolish enough.
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He's had this one ready, waiting 'in the queue', for a few months - He purchased it as a non-runner in March, per my post from the previous page, which predicted it:
Seiko7A38 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 14, 2025 10:42 am
I've spotted another 7A38 which will become one of flobaca's over-priced offerings at some future date. He won this US 7-day eBay auction for a non-running average condition 7A38-702A for $95 a couple of days ago:
