Ok, I sold my dad's old Omega watch on Ebay a couple of weeks back, the buyer was in America
Original auction was here
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...2517&rd=1&rd=1
Description reads
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I'm selling my dad's old watch, which was bought back in 1967 The movement number is - 24535039
Model/Ref number is - ST.105003
The watch still works and keeps accurate time
It's probably in need of some restoration work, as I don't believe it's had any in the past
Includes original reciept, warranty booklet and mini instruction book.
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I sent the guy high res photos of the watch, back, front, side and the strap and answered his questions regarding the strap being a new addition
He ended up bidding on it and winning the auction
He paid for it, I sent off the watch, he received it, took it to a watchmaker and now wants a refund, because he says....
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Hi Adam.
Okay, I've taken the watch to my watchmaker in
Chicago, and there's good news and bad news.
The good news is that the movement is actually in
pretty decent shape. A bit of rust near the edge in
certain parts, but not bad at all. Could probably be
serviced just fine.
Here's the bad news:
1. One of the chrono pushers is shot, and in fact,
can no longer be pushed. Probably a $150 fix.
2. More important than #1, the caseback is not for a
105.003, but rather for a 145.012 (1968). In
addition, the dust cover inside of the caseback is not
from a 105.003. My guess is that these parts were
mixed in with the watch at some point over the years,
because the dial and movement appear to be from a
105.003. This is obviously a pretty material issue -
145.012s tend to sell for around $1,900 or so.
My sense is that the easiest solution here would be to
have you refund my purchase price via PayPal (I'll eat
the fee on my end) and I'll ship the watch back to
you. If you can get $3,000 for it from a local shop,
you should absolutely go ahead and do it. If not, you
may want to try to hunt down a proper caseback and
dust cover (and probably either fix the pusher or
disclose that it no longer functions). With those
parts, you may be able to get $3,000 for it even
though they are not original to the watch.
Also, just as an FYI, the bracelet which was on the
watch is too big for this model (20 mm versus 19mm
between the lugs). It was jammed in there pretty good
- I removed it and left it off the watch, as it
doesn't really fit this case. Of course, I'll send it
back with the watch, but you may want to put it on a
strap if you elect to try to re-sell it in the future.
My PayPal account is xxxxxxxxxx
Please provide the shipping address you'd like me to
use, and advise when the funds have been sent. I'll
pack the watch up tonight, and have it ready to go as
soon as the funds hit.
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Problem is, I said in the auction it would probably need restoration and he only started asking questions AFTER he received the watch (like questions about the case back and internal parts of the watch)
Plus, i'd allready withdrawn the funds from my paypal account and put them on my credit card (sold it to pay off debt)
So, does anyone know where I stand with this? Do I have to issue him a refund?