'Stunning' NOS 7A38-7000 SAA007J on eBay UK asking £500 ....

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'Stunning' NOS 7A38-7000 SAA007J on eBay UK asking £500 ....

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I hate seeing the word 'stunning' used to describe anything other an attractive woman, because no watch deserves that accolade. It's frequently abused by eBay sellers with limited vocabulary. That said, an alluring NOS stainless 7A38-7000 SAA007J was listed yesterday evening by a UK eBay seller, as a 10-day auction with an opening bid price of £500, which may seem expensive, but if you read through the last few pages of the old forum's 7A38-7000 SAA007J model thread, comparing this with other lesser condition examples that have sold in the last couple of years, it's not unrealistic.

After my own lacklustre efforts yesterday, I'm in no position to criticize, but I'd opine the seller's photos probably don't do it justice. Unlike a number of previous examples purporting to be 'NOS', this one truly appears to be in exceptional 'like new' unworn condition. It might be missing the hang tag and user manual, which certain eBay sellers make such a song and dance about (frequently fabricating 'full sets'), but the watch itself is perfection personified. The polished bezel is free of scuff marks; the matt black painted bracelet inlays are fresh; the SQ clasp is unmarked and there's a pristine JWCII inspection sticker on the case-back.

And you know what ? If I didn't already have half a dozen of them, including a couple of 'minters', I could almost be tempted to place that opening bid myself. :P

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stunning-Vin ... 3922563554

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The UK eBay seller must have read this and taken heed of my comment about his lacklustre photos, because yesterday afternoon, he revised the listing, adding a couple more, making one of them the new primary listing image.

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I have to say I'm rather surprised that with only 12 hours of the 10-day auction listing remaining, which currently has three dozen watchers, no-one has placed even an opening bid on it. Must be a little disconcerting for the seller. :?

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The 10-day auction for the NOS condition stainless 7A38-7000 ended a few moments ago, selling for the opening bid price of £500. The single winning bid was placed in the final 30 seconds. Well bought I'd say - the price was right. Although I watched last five minutes of the auction, I managed to resist the temptation. :)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133922563554

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Speaking of stainless 7A38-7000 SAA007J's and lacklustre photos, what is evidently another almost mint / NOS example was listed yesterday evening by a Spanish eBay seller, with much less fanfare, but a rather more optimistic Buy-it-Now price of 770 Euros. The camera phone photos hardly do it justice.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm//Seiko-7a38- ... 5500054368


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I should have expected that listing might end in a spurious manner. :roll: As to how much it actually sold for off eBay - your guess is as good as mine. :|

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125500054368

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