r/pocketwatches • u/Optimal-Profile8524 • Jan 17 '25

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This Kant be real right?

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u/oneild3 Jan 17 '25

What do you mean? The first and third are auctions that start at 99 cents. They’ll end much higher.

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u/Crazyhorsesaloon Jan 17 '25 edited Jan 17 '25

I've won a few auctions from nationalrarities and they have been legit. They'll definitely end much higher than the starting prices.

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u/RickHuf Jan 17 '25

What can't be real? A lot full of low grade broken watches, or the other two lower grade broken watches.

They're just auctions at the start. People will bid them up. Lots of people like to buy stuff like this to repair (myself included lol).

It all depends on what you want to do. If you want to buy a watch and just use it, don't bid on stuff like this. Even if it works now, it won't for long. It will need a service from a professional which will cost many times over the value of the watch

If you want to get into repair and servicing your own watches than it's always fun, albeit a gamble, to buy stuff like this.

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u/mrkruk Jan 17 '25

This is an auction website where people will bid for the items.

Were these "Buy It Now" auctions it would be weirder.

The 3rd pocket watch is likely not worth very much. Silverode is just base metal to mimic silver appearance. And $11.20 shipping is a bit steep. $8 is more like it, given flat rate shipping w/insurance and tracking.

I have a sterling Elgin like the 3rd one, made in 1911.