Seiko 7A38 - by the numbers

This gunmetal / gold two-tone 7A38-6090, sales code SAA134J, the rarest of the 7A38-6090 variants was listed a few days ago by an Italian speaking Dutch eBay seller. It's a non-runner, with what possibly appears to be a short bracelet, but priced to sell accordingly, with a Buy-it-Now price of 59 Euros, or option to make an offer.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/392221649442 

I'm only going to bother copying and pasting the English language portion of the seller's (mostly Italian) description:

2. CARATTERISTICHE: DETAILS : - YEAR : Around may-1987’. - CASE SIZE : 36 mm - BETWEEN LUGS : 16mm. - WORKING: need service - CRYSTAL : 75% good - DIAL : good - DATE DISPLAY : yes - DATE QUICK SET : yes - DAY DISPLAY : yes - DAY QUICK SET : yes - CASE : 90% good – BRACELET: original.

The above gunmetal / gold two-tone 7A38-6090 sold this morning, but for rather less than the seller's not unreasonable 59 Euros Buy-it-Now asking price.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/392221649442

WatchCount.com's Look-up tool reveals it actually sold for a much lower sole offer of only 30 Euros. 

I must admit, I had thought about putting in an offer myself. In hindsight, particularly in view of the giveaway price the seller let it go for, indeed I definitely should have. If nothing else, it might have yielded a couple of bracelet adjustment links for my own ongoing restoration project. Oh well.