On the Bay there were a few rare parts for sale. Seller a good dealer from the USA. OPS dial/Mvmt. OPS black case. Ultra Dive case. Super Dive. Chrono cases. Other cases as well. Movements. Mvmt. Parts. Looks like a new/used OPS will show up soon...
Was a good decision to withdraw it from the Bay under the current economic uncertainty . For that sort of asked Price it would have been there quite long and there is nothing worse than having listings go Stale and interested parties suspect something is wrong with it. With a lot of persuasion...
$8900 gives the seller netto $7900. Talk to the seller , offer $7900 , he accepts $1000 officially on eBay and you pay the $1000 and privately transfer the balance , $6900 via bankwire. Everybody wins.
Good that you made a profit with the eBay Sale. The original sale on the New Zealand auction was quite cheap. I was one of the under bidders. I knew about the parts availability and got out close to the sale price. I had that bezel, but badly worn. Good project but a labour of love. And patience....