Rolex · Selling from Georgia
Sell a Rolex from Georgia
You will not find a Cook County Buyers storefront in Georgia. We work from a single office in Northbrook, Illinois, and we buy Rolex watches from Georgia sellers by insured shipment or by appointment.
This page sets out both routes so you can pick the one that suits you.
Georgia’s advantage: the Atlanta airport
The practical difference for Georgia is the flight. Atlanta has one of the busiest airports in the country, and nonstop flights to Chicago leave throughout the day.
That puts a one-day round trip within reach. A seller can fly up in the morning, keep an appointment in Northbrook, and be home that night with the sale finished.
Away from Atlanta the picture changes. From much of Georgia the airport is itself a long drive, and shipping from a nearby FedEx counter is the simpler choice.
Who buys the watch
I do. My name is Mike, I own Cook County Buyers, and I handle each Georgia sale myself, from the first text to the payment.
I have 11 years behind me as a buyer of fine watches, and I have bought and sold over a million dollars’ worth in that time.
Georgia runs one hour ahead of Northbrook, so your late morning is my mid-morning. Texts are answered the same day, and dealers get the same answer as private sellers.
The promise, in one line
We match or beat any written offer from another dealer.
Georgia has well-known watch dealers, and it is worth asking one of them for a written offer. Then let me see it.
I keep that promise by keeping costs down: one small office in Northbrook and low overhead. It is the single promise I make about price.
Route one: fly in for an appointment
Send photos first, always. I will give you an estimate before you book anything, so you can judge whether the trip is worth making. A morning appointment suits a return flight the same evening, so tell me when you land and I will plan around it.
Appointments are held at our office at 1340 Shermer Rd, Suite 260, in Northbrook, and by appointment only. I examine the watch while you are in the room. If we agree, you are paid before you leave. If we do not, the watch goes home with you.
Route two: insured overnight shipping
The same photos start this route. Once you accept the estimate, I email you a FedEx insured overnight shipping label, and you drop the boxed watch at a FedEx location.
Keep the FedEx receipt, because its tracking number lets both of us follow the box. I inspect the watch when it arrives and call you with a final offer. The estimate came from pictures; the final offer comes from the watch.
Agree, and I wire the payment to your account immediately or send a check, whichever you choose. Disagree, and I return the watch to Georgia promptly at our expense.
Three things to have at hand
First, the reference number. It is Rolex’s own code for the precise model, and you can read it off the warranty paperwork.
Second, the box and papers, if they survive. That means the box the watch was sold in and the warranty card or certificate that came with it. Both raise the offer, and neither is required.
Third, an honest account of condition, including any service you know about.
Vintage or modern, we buy the Submariner, Day-Date, Datejust, GMT-Master II, Sea-Dweller, Yacht-Master, and other Rolex models.
You will not see a price list here. What a Rolex brings depends on its reference, its year, its condition, its box and papers, and how much demand there is for that model this month, so an honest answer always starts with photos.
Our record
Before you ship or fly, read what other sellers say. We have 5-star reviews on Google, Yelp, Facebook, and the BBB, and Cook County Buyers is a Better Business Bureau accredited business with an A+ rating.
Dealers in Georgia may call. You can see every model we buy on the page titled Sell a Rolex in Chicagoland.
Thank you for thinking of us in Georgia. Whichever route you choose, it starts with a photo.