If you’ve considered buying your next watch online, eBay just made it a little more enticing. One of the world’s largest luxury watch marketplaces has launched its new  ?Authenticity Guarantee,? a post-sale authentication service for all watches sold for $2,000 or more in the U.S.

Offering meticulous inspection and verification by independent experts, eBay?s Authenticity Guarantee provides an extra layer of trust and confidence for shoppers browsing the nearly 80,000 new, pre-owned and vintage watches marked with the Authenticity Guarantee badge on eBay.com. Among its other new features and experiences, eBay now offers escrow payment on watches sold for $10,000 or more and has unveiled a new app experience called ?eBay Channels.? Additionally, the online marketplace is cutting seller fees as much as 35% for active managed payments sellers on watches sold over $1,000 and offering a 30% discount off final value fees for registered managed payment sellers on watches sold over $2,000.
?For 25 years, watches have been one of the top-selling categories on eBay thanks to the marketplace?s unmatched selection of luxury goods,? said Tirath Kamdar, General Manager of Luxury at eBay. ?We know trust is paramount among the watch community, and with Authenticity Guarantee and adding escrow services for watches, eBay has evolved to give watch customers exactly what they want ? incredible selection with an added layer of confidence through authenticity verificat...