Sell a Rolex from North Carolina

North Carolina’s practical point: know your pickup time

North Carolina stretches from the mountains to the coast, and a great deal of it is small towns. In a small town the FedEx counter may send out its last express shipment early in the afternoon.

That matters because the label we send is for overnight service. A box handed in after the last pickup simply leaves a day later. Ask the counter for its cutoff, and bring the watch in before it.

Sellers near Charlotte or Raleigh usually have more counters to choose from, and they also have local dealers who can put an offer in writing.

Selling to Mike

I’m Mike, and I own Cook County Buyers. A North Carolina seller deals with me alone: I read the photos, I make the estimate, I inspect the watch, and I pay for it.

I have bought fine watches for 11 years. The total I have bought and sold in those years is over a million dollars.

Northbrook keeps Central Time, an hour behind North Carolina.

How your watch travels from North Carolina

You begin with a text or a call. I need photos, the model, an idea of the age, a note of what comes with the watch, and a frank word on condition.

My estimate follows, and it is free. A text is the quickest way to send photos, and I answer the same day.

If you want to go ahead, I email a FedEx insured overnight shipping label. Pack the watch in a small sturdy box and take it to FedEx before the cutoff.

On arrival I inspect the watch and call you with a final offer. Until I have examined it, any figure is an estimate.

Accept the offer and I wire the money to your account immediately. Ask for a check instead and I will send one. Turn the offer down and I ship the watch back to North Carolina promptly, at our expense.

Selling in person

The only place to sell to us in person is Northbrook, by appointment. If you are traveling to Chicago, send photos ahead and we will fix a time.

Information worth gathering

• Reference number. Every Rolex model carries one. It is the code for the exact watch you own, and the warranty paperwork states it.
• Box and papers. In other words, the original Rolex box and the warranty card or certificate from the original sale. Having them increases what the watch is worth.
• Age. A purchase year, or even a decade, helps.
• Wear and repairs. Note marks on the case and crystal, a loose bracelet, and any part that is not original.

I do not print prices, because an offer on a Rolex turns on its reference, year, condition, box and papers, and the demand for that model at the moment. Two watches that look the same in a photo can be far apart in value.

The models we buy, whether modern or vintage, include the GMT-Master II, Submariner, Sea-Dweller, Datejust, Day-Date, and Yacht-Master.

Find out about us first

A careful seller checks the buyer. You will find Cook County Buyers at the Better Business Bureau as an accredited business rated A+, and you will find our 5-star reviews on Google, Yelp, Facebook, and the BBB.

North Carolina dealers may call as well. The page titled Sell a Rolex in Chicagoland has the whole model list.