mikebrooke
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for a change (for e_bay that is) its genuine. i've got one!
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REPORTED WITH A DETAILED MESSAGE RE-GARDING THE E-BAY HABIT OF LISTING OBVIOUS FAKES..WITH A QUESTION TO THEM ...WHY? WHY?
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NO NO NO WHAT WE REALLY WANT IS A GPF 2/56 ! The GRANDADDY of them all. Alli construction (not too hard surely?) and a mouthwatering OVERALL 60mm! mmm mmm mmm mmm
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I have now told him I will give him £4000 cash if he wants to meet me in Germany (I
am there on business next week) Funnily enogh he has'nt responded.
LATEST....LATEST ! THE WHOLE LISTING HAS VANISHED...MUST BE MAGIC... At least I've saved some poor B.......d a big disappointment.
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What you need to do is check the EXIF data on the photos he sent you. If they're all taken by the camera he bought previously, it's gen.
I have now told him I will give him £4000 cash if he wants to meet me in Germany (I
am there on business next week) Funnily enogh he has'nt responded.
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Why do you think it's a scam? It looks 100% auth to me.
True, the picture of the movement is a little fuzzy, but from what I can see, the engraving looks perfect and the Swan Neck dagger is perfect, two things that are totally unavailable on current reps.
Do you have any specific reasons why you think it's a scam?
Well if you think its genuine you can buy it for £3GBP I have accused him of a total scam. The watch has been presented on E-Bay in perfect English, yet he replies to me in German with a picture of a GENUINE certificat (minus numbers) .The pictures have been cobbled from somewhere else. Look at his feedback...1! No response from him to my later accusation of FRAUD
TOTAL SCAM!
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Just look this one up item no;160086071848.. I'll say no more! F.........ng Scamming B..... ...d
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He’s at it again! This time he re-listed it trying to be tricky. The first picture is obviously stolen from someone else. Then he tried to mimic the background of the gen by taking pictures of the fake on a wooden desk.
Report this clown!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Omega-Seamaster-James-...1QQcmdZViewItem
REPORTED !
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Don't know where to post this... maybe a mod can move it if its wrong!
Some may know of my obsession with fakes being posted on ebay!
I have followed this for some years, and must have reported thousands... to see most just go to end of auction... and another poor bastard get ripped ( and hate reps even more)
I don't think it does our (your) hobby much good, ( I don't collect any more)
Tonite I went to my ebay sniping programme to find I have succeded in having 5 blatant reps , taken off ebay. ( All finishing within the next 24 hours... and all that I had on report.... 100% hit rate.... 1st time over maybe 10%)
A change in policy at the 'bay??
Or has a squeaky wheel, finally got some oil??
Or.....just a statistical glitch??
Will be interesting to see what happens in the next 24 hours as I have another 7 on report, which finish tomorrow.
Have made a lot of noise at ebay over the last years, with nary a response.
Interesting..................
Offshore
An interesting item recently appeared on the Bay ..item no 160086071848..Pan 127.. at £3000GBP Buy it Now!
I have e-mailed this character : who specifies this 'genuine' Panerai with glorious English prose...BUT..replies to me in German , with a picture of the 127 certificate of authenticity etc with the serial numbers NOT revealed..(I had asked him for the serial number and any Panerai dealer history. I then asked what the scam was. Have a look and comment please, because I think this person with a feedback of 1! is a very serious FRAUDSTER.
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Report on couternfeiting in Asia /Seen on line at
www.hautehorlogerie.org
Also watch the video!
Counterfeiting began quite early on in the history of humanity. Home-made and occasional, cheap and of poor quality, these were originally the principal traits of counterfeiting, known as “the first generation.” At the time it took place in small, hidden workshops and was the result of isolated activities.
Today it is a real economic scourge whose ideas have evolved with those of society. The counterfeit business has dematerialized with the arrival of the virtual world created by the Internet.
Thus, industry in general and the watch industry in particular are confronted by what is known as the institution of a “second generation” counterfeiting industry, far less identifiable by the end consumer and the distribution networks, because they are confronted by false goods that are almost perfect (they buy a copied product, thinking that they are buying a genuine article).
Moreover, this counterfeiting, which is now using noble materials including gold for its jewellery and watches, is sold within an environment that imitates perfectly the one traditionally associated with the actual brand. In other words, although only copied, the customer can, in good faith, be fooled into buying this product in the specialist shops at almost the same price as the original products.
Counterfeiting is now a real international economic cancer (representing 4 to 7% of world commerce) affecting products in many different sectors and at quite varied prices. In fact, it concerns the whole of the industrial sector, regardless of the nature of the product (pharmaceutical, automotive, textile products, the luxury sector...) and whatever the financial value of the latter (this goes from the lower level product to the very elaborate and both are presented as authentic products).
It is therefore fundamentally prejudicial for:
- the country first of all, because it establishes a real hidden economy
- then companies, because their creative efforts and brand image are seriously impaired
- the consumers, finally, who are victims of trickery when they think they are buying an original product
The legal rules that apply to commercial relations in the real world and guarantee all the economic players a certain degree of security and fairness must also find a way of being applied in the virtual world of the Internet. Unfortunately, electronic commerce is an imperfectly regulated market, in which counterfeiters have cleverly insinuated themselves and are prospering in their illegal activities to the detriment of all concerned: consumers and manufacturers alike.
We are seeing a transformation even in counterfeiting, accompanied by a significant geographical expansion. Its effects have spread worldwide and turned into a veritable phenomenon that is currently experiencing a boom facilitated by the available means of communication.
Certain Asian countries such as Thailand and South Korea are undeniably involved, but China has become the world’s premier country producing and exporting counterfeit goods. In parallel, Europe is still an active centre, where production networks are developing on an increasingly well-organised basis, such as in Germany, Italy and Spain.
As a result, counterfeiting is the cause of a very serious state of insecurity for all the economic actors concerned. It is nothing other than theft: the theft of hard-earned know-how and of creativity resulting from significant investment and of the brand image built up over time.
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Say no more!!!
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Spotted in my nightly wandering on Oz Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...em=110084720299
Not enough clear photos to make a definitive decision, I fear... to me the CG's look OK... but thats about all you can really see.
I suspect this will go "thru the roof" seeing as its got books et al. And the sellers feedback is OK.
So some silly bugger will probably pay big $$ for an unknown quantity... or worse get bait & switched!
Be interesting to see if questions are asked(and displayed)
What sayest thou...Oh Rx knowledgeable ones?
Offshore
Have you noticed most of these scammers are in OZ?
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Have a look at this beauty... currently bid at $1000!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/LUMINOR-PANERAI-DAYLIG...1QQcmdZViewItem
Original what??!!
ANOTHER ONE REPORTED! SCUMMY B......D
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Superglue to fix the 'strap'?
WATCH THAT SPACE! Duly reported. We've got to STOP these SCUM
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It is only for deployant, US$30 for the strap or US$45 for the strap plus deployant buckle, airmail shipping included, sounds good?
ONE IN STANDARD LENGTH PLEASE
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What do you think the Federation of Swiss Watch [censored] will do about E-Bay and their continued flouting of the rules pertaining to fakes? I'll tell you..... NOTHING!!!