Nice condition titanium 7A38-7030 SJS018 on Yahoo Japan

[Seiko7A38]

This highly desirable titanium 7A38-7030 SJS018 in decent well-cared for used condition, was listed on Yahoo Japan earlier today as a 4-day auction with an opening bid price of 1000 Yen.

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https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/o487264150

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Google translates the Japanese seller's formatted description as follows:

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At the time of writing, the bidding has already surpassed the 35,000 Yen mark. The only questions that remain are how far past the magical 100,000 Yen mark it will be, when the auction ends in 4 days time - and whether it will fall prey to greedy profiteering Japanese cross-platform re-seller jap_t_t_y - like two previous examples which still remain unsold.

[Seiko7A38]

In case any readers aren't aware of the significance of the 'magical 100,000 Yen mark', that was the recommended retail price when the 7A38-7030 SJS018 first appeared in Seiko's 1985 JDM catalogue, then (and still) the most expensive 7Axx.

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[Seiko7A38]

That 4-day Yahoo Japan auction for a titanium 7A38-7030 SJS018J in nice condition ended a couple of minutes ago, at 8 minutes past Midnight, local Japan time (JST). The scheduled finishing time was automatically extended by a total of 20 minutes due to late placed bids. It sold for a hefty ¥127,000 Yen after 88 bids, equivalent to approx. $1148.10 USD / £832.60 GBP - well past the 'magical' 100K Yen mark, as I'd expected.

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/o487264150

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