whitestripes Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 (edited) Interesting PO on TZ below for $2150 -- on strap. he "misplaced" his box and papers. Honestly, with franken dial/hands/AR coating, I can't even tell real POs anymore. What do you guys think? hxxp://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=msg&goto=6198180&rid=68786#msg_6198180 (change xx to tt) Edited June 22, 2012 by whitestripes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txcollector Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 There are no tells from the pictures. It looks gen but the price is too high for a 90% (which with all those AR scratches it's more like 80%) without box and papers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankt Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I've seen guys building "franken" reps spending @ 75% of that much!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougar1 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 There are no tells from the pictures. It looks gen but the price is too high for a 90% (which with all those AR scratches it's more like 80%) without box and papers. I agree, better deals available if really looking for one, not only because it is without box and papers, but with a bit of searching it's not difficult to find one in better condition than that, AR looks very scratched and the case itself isn't in great condition as txt pointed out. Tbh, to tell a franken from a gen, forget every 'normal' tell and examine the serial and the caseback externally. The serial is the immediate concrete tell but also nobody really buys a gen caseback (at least very rarely) ....of course having the caseback opened is a nice option but not always possible via a sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsiadeCuba Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 thats too high for a gamble. I would check the serial number and the movement. No one, not to my knowledge, has put in a gen movement. If you were to take a gamble, id do it for 1500-1700 not at 2150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneed12 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I've never seen a rep with that serial number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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