Sell it all??

Interesting question...wonder if others have sold this way

You could always try posting the whole lot on eBay. You probably won't get anywhere near what you'd like out of them though. Watches are easy to buy, but hard to get rid of.

IMHO I think you may regret it if you sold them, hide them in a wardrobe or the loft and save for a couple of months longer for the money you would have got from selling them.

Inexpensive watches such as Timex or Casio for example, are generally difficult to sell (ask me how I know! LOL!) ... I ended up giving a few of mine away to friends/family. Doing that actually gave me a great deal of satisfaction, and made room for a few more pieces 😀

As they are not high value I would not sell them, you will not get a lot of money for them.....store them somewhere and take them out again in 15 years or so, you will have a rollercoaster of emotions seeing and holding them again 😉

And now you can start fresh from zero.

Just my opinion...

Ok, first of all, are you in a pinch? i.e., are you selling them because you need the money?

If the answer is no, then you shouldn't sell them. Keep all of them.

If there are pieces in your collection that you have fallen out of "watchlove" with, but they still run and have no issues, give them to one of your kids. If you don't have kids, gift them to a friend. (Unless it was originally a gift from that friend! 🤣 )

If you can't give them away (none of your family or friends are into watches) then you need to organize them.

Buy a couple of small, inexpensive watch boxes (4 or 6 slot); label one of the boxes "Sentimental," and put all of your watches that were gifted to you from friends/family into that box.

Label another box "Early Collection nnnn to aaaa" (where nnnn - aaaa indicates a date range, such as 1995-2005, etc.) In this box, you should put all of the watches that you bought when you first started collecting. These watches will probably include watches that you no longer (or at least infrequently) want to wear.

If you have any watches left after populating these two boxes, then you probably like them well enough to leave them in your main collection.

Now, take the two boxes (Sentimental and Early Collection) and put them in a cool, dry place. (NOT the attic or the garage!) Ideal locations include a dresser drawer with dated/tacky ties that you don't wear, and/or a junk drawer. 🤣 Or maybe just stick them in the plastic container on your upper closet shelf that has all of your ugly Christmas sweaters in it. 😜 Basically, store them in a safe place, where you won't have to look at them.

Now, start collecting other watches that you really like, and stick those in your main watch box.

Problem solved.

Please, no applause; just send money. 😎 🤣

EDIT: @Shbamn50 is correct; when you store those two watch boxes, be sure to have the batteries removed from the quartz watches. (To prevent battery leakage & corrosion over the long term.) 👍

Just accentuate your increasing collection with the present lot. Why feel the need to get rid of them? Watches don’t take much space.

Keep them, you just cant get enough for them to sell...store them away and have fun looking at them later in life. JMO

Spot on! I don’t need the money just don’t feel drawn to much anymore. This is the Way!

as others have said...just putting them away for a while could do the trick...since getting into watches hard last year...I've found some older ones that were in drawers and I still really like them

I gave all of them a strap change...works wonders

When thinking about physical space, I always compare my watch collecting and tinkering with one of my spouses hobby (needle point/crochet). While I may spend more money on my…I think. She currently has a whole room for hers. So find room to store them to give away, sell slowly, or just remember with nice memories is probably a good options. Especially when trying to sell a Timex.

Especially if the watch band is metal, and has accumulated grime on it. Slapping a NATO strap onto a watch with a dirty steel band can make the watch look brand new! 😀

How old is your Bulova LED?

Probably late 70's / early 80's from the looks of it. Educated guess. I could be wrong.

Hi, if you were in the UK I would probably send you a cheeky offer if you wanted to move them all on as one lot but postage would be a killer!,

You have plenty of options!, you don't have to part with any of them!

Personally though I would keep the white dial Seiko turtle it's my favourite out of the bunch!

Knowing Ebay listing the whole collection in one go would not be such a great idea, if you wanted the most for your watches individual listings would be the best way, I would just spend a bit of time listing each one for auction without a reserve starting at one dollar with several decent pictures and letting it ride for a seven day auction, listing one watch every evening (best time for more views)

Some may not do great but you would get something for each watch, others like the rare Bulova would have people trying to out bid each other pushing the price up and it may surprise you what they go for,

I am a black hole for watches...everything in, nothing out. They seem to like it here, I take care of them.

I believe there is a market for an entire collection, but I am sure you would do better by selling each piece individually. The problem with listing everything is there are people that are looking for just one piece. I would be patient and list them, and take your time selling them.

Hey Man, I feel your pain, as someone who collects mostly Timex and affordable watches, the resale will be very disappointing. I believe unless you are collecting luxury watches or sought after vintage (and even then no guarantee) you will never get anywhere near what you paid for them. My solution was to enjoy them, I created a mini Timex Museum and went all in with the enjoyment they bring me. In the end, I will donate them and/or give them to friends and/or people in need. Having said that, you can keep what you have and steer the collection a different way. You now gained knowledge and experience, and if you want to collect higher end watches, instead of buying a bunch of affordable watches, save up and have a goal for a more expensive watch collection. Not sure any of this helped, but that is the way I see it from here. Have fun no matter what you do!

Agree...if you keep any keep the Turtle

How much for the seikos ?

I agree with the sentiment expressed by many already. You might as well keep these watches. Any watch that retails under $1,000 holds, essentially, no value for trade or sale. I’m not saying buying budget watches isn’t worth doing. I have a bunch of Pagani Design watches, a Seiko, and a Ball that fit into this category. But since they are so inexpensive, if someone wants one, they’d just buy it new with warranty. So, there’s no reason to buy budget watches pre owned. Just keep them and collect what you want going forward.

I've sold a few watches that I paid less than $1000 for; I've never taken a complete loss. In fact, I think I made a few bucks on the San Martin and Seagull Watches I sold. However, those are the exceptions I likely lost on average $50 to $100 which I expect when selling used items. My guess is if you try to sell them all as a bundle you'll take a wash some dude will give you maybe $100 - $500 then turn around and sell each one for more individually.

I'm in the same position as you. I want to purge likely 70% of my collection this year. Will likely list 2 or 3 this weekend to start the process. My goal is to be down to less than 8 watches and then vow never to grow beyond that again lol. If a new one comes in an old one goes out.

Hide them away somewhere. In a few years, not only will they be a cool find, you might see a significant increase in value- especially for the #seiko5, the Seiko #quartz #sq, #snoopy and the #elgin.

That said, if you are starting again, Selling them and putting the proceeds towards the new collection would be prudent. Especially if you intend starting at a higher price-point

Oh! And I call dibs on the SQ if you are willing to break up the collection!🤪

Once or twice given away to the wife side of the family. Keeps them less disgruntled for future purchases also 😅

Also if you plan on following these instructions take the batteries out of all the battery operated ones. Depending on how long they are stored corrosion can happen. Corrosion damage sucks.

I love a good reset !b have done it myself. Only advise is sell them one at a time. Done rush as you may regret if you go with big bang

Yes, good point, sir! 🤝 Agreed! 😃

I just worry if this is only an impulsive moment in your collecting journey. Be sure that you won't be sorry later!

Someone else suggested putting stuff away for a while as a test to see if you miss it. Try doing that as a test and see what happens.