Why You Should Try Selling and Buying Your Watch on Instagram, According to an Expert

Today, Robertson says he owns some 150 watches and sells old Seikos on the side of his day job as a Radiographer to, in his words, "Feed the habit." He's one of the two individuals behind Two Men Selling Seiko, an Instagram marketplace specializing in the sale of vintage and pre-owned Seikos "We wanted to provide a simple, no-fuss platform for Seiko enthusiasts to get hold of good original, honest watches at fair prices," Robertson says "We source our watches mostly in Australia or Japan and pass them onto collectors at the fairest prices we can.

Beyond what we paid, we let our audience decide what they are worth We see ourselves as providing a 'Seiko community service' Profits are generally poured straight back to the acquisition of more watches and on it goes" The setup of Robertson's business is certainly unique, but it's just one part of a growing ecosystem of individuals and businesses buying and selling watches through online social media platform.

More than 135,000 posts can be found on Instagram tagged with #watchforsale, everything from pre-owned luxury watches from brands like Rolex and Panerai to cheap vintage finds Robertson, for example, runs an additional Instagram account called Seikobusters which documents listings of faked or cobbled-together vintage Seiko watches As he puts it, "Let's face it, there are no protections when buying or selling on InstagramI have no doubt people have lost money, watches never arrive, etc" It's important, he says, to use a payment platform like PayPal to give yourself an extra bit of protection that Instagram doesn't offer. Source