Thermexman wrote:I agree. Makes it an expensive purchase. There will be better ones out there. If I were selling a quartz watch I'd change the battery first to see if it worked. Simply stating that it needs a new battery is a cop out of your responsibility as a seller. You should at least state that you are unsure if it works or not and then the buyer can decide! It's like so many watch adds on ebay that simply say " nice condition for age" but never say if it works or not. Or my personal fave from a recent sale "tested over a couple of hrs and it ran". Whoopy doo. Was that fast, slow, backwards? Must be okay then! There's nowt like a bit of info to help you decide!TheBeatles wrote: Not sure I would risk it. For me, it would be going back to seller.
Edit: Don't get me started on the ones with crappy blurred photos!
And, to force the seller into commitment, potential purchasers should ask probing questions before bidding, I don't think it's hard: does the watch keep good time - how much does it lose or gain over 24 hours? Have you tried replacing the battery? What are the known faults with this watch? Does the chronostart/run/reset correctly? How long have you owned the watch and for how long has it been a non-runner? What damage is there to the case/crystal/bracelet? Please have you got some in focus photos of the watch? Can you show me a photo with the case back off?
If you don't get answers you might assume that there are problems.
As you can see I'm a right pain.
By and large you should assume that the seller knows what they're about; I have an instinctive disbelief of "this was grandpa's watch I really don't know much about it" and most GB charity shops have the savvy to do a bit of research before listing stuff.
Raise a dispute with EBay - if you "contact the vendor" with one of the options "there's a problem/the item was not as described" I'm pretty sure it alerts EBay.
In this case (I think) you'd discussed with the vendor getting a new battery fitted: the fact that you'd paved the way and that you had this done by a professional jeweller should protect you from the defence that by opening the watch it is no longer in the same condition in which you received it.
I speak for others when I say that we all wanted this to work out for you and you mustn't think that we're all now sitting back thinking "told you so..." - please. Given your delight at the excellent condition of the case let's hope that you might yet gain satisfaction by having CW fettle it by replacing the movement.
Did your battery replacing jeweller offer any suggestions as to where the fault might lay?
Other than "return to sender" it's the only way to find out what's what but I can't remember whetheer your contacts with the seller included the question of a part refund to cover the lack of accuracy in the description?addi564 wrote:Risked it. Sent it for a service. Think its the risk you take buying a dead watch. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk