I did email Bodo before filing a Paypal dispute. I can provide email timestamps to prove this. As far as being out of money, here is my response from the other board:
The financial problems are strictly a result from the sale of the watch. I sold the watch to Manny and used the money to buy a Gen Tag Heuer. I would not have bought a gen Tag Heuer had I not made the money from the sale of the supposed vintage MBW. So I sold the watch to Manny, bought the Gen Tag. Then a week or so after the sale, Manny emails me with concerns about the watch. I was under the impression that I bought an MBW. Could I tell the difference? No. But I paid for an MBW and wanted an MBW. So now, Manny emails me and wants his money back. His money is already spent on the Tag on my wrist. Do I have an extra $600 laying around? No, of course I dont. I emailed Bodo to explain the situation. Until he saw photographic evidence, he would not admit the watch was not an MBW.