eBay Buying And Selling Tip: How to Handle The Reserve, An Often Ill Used Tool
In addition to looking and fawning over watches, I also buy them on occasion. A typical venue for my consumerism is eBay. I like the thrill of the search and finding a rare item, as well as the system used to win auctions or purchase items. eBay is a wonderful resource, and I recommend it as a tool for everyone, regardless of whether you buy or sell. As such, I like to take the opportunity every once in a while to share tips and thoughts on using eBay based on my years of experience.Today I am going to talk about the "reserve" price. This concept is almost as old as auctioning itself and serves a couple of purposes on eBay. The reserve is set by the seller, and can be changed during the auction if the reserve is not met. In short, I don't particularly like reserves, and urge sellers to disclose the reserve price. More on that in a bit.To explain what the reserve is, first take a look at what eBay has to say about reserve prices here.This is good information, but eBay doesn't give you t

Watching Watches
Watch spotting is a really silly hobby, but I cannot help it most of the time. Walking around at events with my eyes at wrist level, sometimes I impress myself by spotting watches. Naming the brand, the model from afar. Is this like bird watching? Probably not as primordial. I spend a good deal of my time scoping out the watches people wear, and the watches I see. I am ranking up points in my mind.My issue is whether I should judge people on the watches they wear. I don't do it indiscriminately, but often times I will make a judgment call. For example, you seem someone with an expensive Rolex. To me, this means they throw money at image, and have no ability to choose. I am not saying all Rolexes lack taste or style, but they require no thought. It is the instant watch people with money and know nothing about watches go to. What impresses me more is a nice watch that someone has to put thought into. No specific examples come to mind because it really depends on the budget and personali

Question about Security Mark and Red Dot
I was wondering if all of the new ceramic PO's and ceramic Seamaster's have the red dot and security engraving (Omega globe logo) on the case back?I was talking to a friend about it and we were wondering if anyone has a definitive answer - I thought all new ones would have these attributes, yet it seems like there are some without???Thanks for your help!

List of retailers losing ��authorized dealer��status?
Is there such a list compiled over the past few years? Was thinking in my search for a gift for my wife, who would like some of the less popular models, this might be a good channel for finding one at a better discount. I knew of a few that lost their franchise a few years ago, but no stock left. Doesn't matter where they're located as long as it's still a reputable jeweler and will ship.

More new ADs "rules" for sports and limited editions
I forgot to mention when at Tudor in Harrods on Thursday this week,,,, Once my new warranty card was swiped i was aware whilst i was looking at the new Tudor box that i noticed the young girl staff member fiddling with the tags,, they were removed and initially i thought they were removed to enable the bracelet to be sized and when i choose not to have it sized ,, the young girl who seemed a new staff member? then forgot to put the tags into the box possibly? after Tudor then asked if it was ok to take a picture of the watch and my Reciept for payment which of course has all the watches info,,, i think now they may have kept the tags and picture of purchase reciept and watch as another way to stop pieces being flipped asap for profit and /or finding out who flipped the piece asap for profit,,, Maybe it was just an oversight from the new staff member? and she just plain forgot to put the tags into box but the picture take