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Originally Posted by Carolina Girl

After much thought, I have finally decided on what watch I want, and am now unsure on how to go about getting it!

We don't have used watch dealers in my area, so I have been looking on here every day, and on Ebay and Chrono24.

I'd love to buy from a trusted seller on here, but have not seen the watch I am looking for. I can find it on Chrono24 and Ebay, but I'm not really very familiar with Chrono24, and I don't know how much I should be offering for the watches that have the "Best Offer" option on Ebay.

I want to get the watch for a fair price, but I don't want to pay too much. I tried looking in the sold items on Ebay for an idea on what they are selling for, but none like I am looking for have sold.

I would like:

Ladies yellow gold President with black dial and either diamond or Roman markers. Model 179138. Age 2004 - 2007. Must be in excellent condition with little to no stretch to the bracelet and with all papers/box/booklets.

The asking price on Ebay (with an option to make an offer) seems to be running in the $17.5 - 18.9k range.

Has anyone on here bought from Ebay - preferably seller Santblanc - and/or anyone who could give me some guidance on what kind of offer I should expect to make?

Thank you!!!

I've bought from Beckertime and Topnotchwatch. Beckertime uses stock photos of most all the watches listed so your not exactly seeing what you're getting. I bought a datejust from them a few years ago (still have it). Luckily it's a nice watch but I didn't realize the picture shown was a stock photo until afterwards. My recent YG president was purchased from Scott of Topnotchwatch. I intended on purchasing a DDII 116333 with a slate dial but his pictures are so good/detailed on his website I ended up buying my Day Date from him. I saw the watch and thought "damn that looks good!" Excellent transaction and great service/communication. No regrets. It was Beckertime's use of stock photos that turned me off for buying a used watch from them this round. Scott was much much better to deal with. Beckertime had a few 36mm Day dates but I just didn't want to put that much $$ out there on a stock photo. I've heard that trusted sellers here can find most all of what you're looking for as well so it might be worth investigating. Good luck with your quest!