james79

Thanks for all the advice everyone.

It is definitely messed up that's for sure. I really appreciate the advise, it makes me feel better and not alone. I work so hard for what I have which isn't much, but I'm honest and I try to work everyday that I can to make ends meet. Once again thank you

Thanks for the advise freddy333

Ok so I have received two emails and two letters first class. There are no seals on the letters just plain old printing paper with a water mark. The company that is harassing me is Gaf Counsel Gibney & Anthony, a law firm for Rolex. Last month I had put a (what I thought was a )Rolex up for auction on Ebay. As a painter I meet a lot of people, this one client of mine that I had for years before he passed away gave me a box of old watches, one of them being a Rolex branded watch. That's how came about the item. Work has been so slow almost to a complete stop. I decide to finally try to sell some of the stuff I have piled up over the years, I open my first Ebay account a few months ago and start selling some things so I can pay my over due bills. Everything was going great until I put that watch up...I had over $500.00 in bids the first day, I never stated that the watch was authentic in the auction I just stated that it was a Rolex from my knowledge and took lots of pictures for bidders to see, I also stated the back plate was locked on so tight I could not get it off without scratching the heck out of it, that did not seem to bother people from bidding. I had an ebayer ask me to go get it authenticated from a watch shop or pawn shop, which I was going to do anyway seeing that it was getting so many bids. He said if it was authenticated that he would offer me triple of what the bids were as a buy it now. I was off to get the watch checked out. I found out that the watch was not authentic but a great fake. I rushed home and immediately contacted the bidder to tell him the bad news, along with everyone else that had bids on the item, one of them told me to remove the item due to it being fake I could get in trouble for selling it. I apologized and canceled the item. Most people thanked me for my honesty and were not mad at all. Like I said I canceled the item and threw the watch back in the box where it belongs, I thought it was over and done with. That's when I received an email from the Gaf Counsel Gibney&Anthony to send the watch along with $350.00 and turn in the people I got the watch from, for selling or dealing with counterfeit merchandise. If I do not comply then I could be sued for up to $2 million dollars. I called and apologized to them immediately saying I had no idea that I was doing anything wrong and that I had no money to pay them the 350 and that I made no profits what so ever on the watch and I also took the watch off ebay voluntarily. She the lady at the firm did not want to hear any excuses and told me to pay the money and send the watch in or they will take further action. I have abosolutely no money for this and am so worried. Can someone please help and give me some advise I don't know how much more of this stress I can take. Do I just pay them and send the watch in? Thank you for any ones time on this. -James