So this went for $40 and change. Low book is over 3 times that! No further comment

Not like the pictures don't show what it is properly. Sometimes it is hard to understand bidding, I picked up a nice grade 165 (low production <10K) 18s 17j RR pendant set in a Nevada Coin silver case missing the bow for $70, since it had a new mint double sunk <<Elgin>> dial that alone would be in the 40-50 range, let alone a good silver case and the movement had not been abused, darn thing looked like it had spent nearly a century riding in a drawer.

David, if you are really interested in one of these, I have a nice one for sale. It is a grade 86 which is the nickel three finger model. It is in a 14K hunting case, great dial with moon hands. Serial #6336120 which means aabout 1896.

Jerry, Thanks, the one pictured above was my listing.

David,

My "buyer's eye" is immediately turned off by the dingy-looking dial with obvious damages in your picture. IMHO you'd have gotten a lot more if you had done a better job of cleaning up the dial. The rest of the watch looks fine.

That dial was kinda dumb. I have a "good" one in my dials, just too lazy . . .

Truthfully, the "Gold Filled" cased stuff brings the bucks, methinks collectors have dropped out of the eBay market.

I know this thread is a little old, but I just found it and thought I would chime in.

IMHO you started the bidding to low. Granted conventional wisdom is to start bidding low in order to attract bidders. But you are selling something a little rare, and even more rare on ebay. A "serviced" pocket watch that in itself is rare. Most watches sold on ebay are far from serviced. When you start out low you take a chance on loosing as some group of bidders may low ball you. I always start the bidding a little higher than normal. On this one I might have started it out at $75 just to cover the materials and time invested in it. If it didnt sell, perhaps dropping it a little on the next go around.