viol8r44 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 I just picked this up on Ebay and now having second thoughts. I'm not 100% sure of what to look for but do you think its a miracle and I got a Gen? If its a rep I'm sure the guy selling it knew but I thought it might be worth it for the case if and maybe the movment if Gen but I'm kinda doubting it now. I think if you put the item number in the ebay search bar it will pull it up item # 261748148648 Thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachcomber Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 (edited) Really? You're kidding right? You buy it and then come here to see if it's real? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited January 28, 2015 by Beachcomber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viol8r44 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 I saw it with like 3 minutes to go and figured I would take a shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marrickvilleboy Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 yeah you hit the jackpot lols Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Scope Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Ouch,that hurts my eyes.I hope the lesson wasn't too expensive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris5264 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Probably can get your money back if you can show it is a rep... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Wow, that's bad!! Hope you didn't pay a lot for this one!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Absolutely, EBay will refund if it's a rep. Before making a Paypal dispute though, I would contact the buyer and tell him, you know it's a rep, and he needs to refund your purchase price. has he shipped it out yet? If not get on him before it's shipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viol8r44 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Yeah I figured it was a rep but I'm pretty new to this so I cant tell just by looking...I haven't paid for it yet I'll contact the guy and see about backing out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 I looked at the listing, he never says it's genuine, but it's really bad. Even for 145 USD, I'm not sure you could get enough decent parts out of it to justify the price. looking at the single crappy photo, what the heck, is that how it's waterproof, wrap it in Saran wrap? No crown, the date wheel is so faint, hard to see, and I'm not even sure it has a movement inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marrickvilleboy Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 He doesnt even mention Rolex lucky there is paypal otherwise there really is a sucker born every minute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpz5142 Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 wowza, that's a fine example! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Does it even have a crown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resistor Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Cheap rep which was run over by a riding mower, sucked up by a tornado, then stored in a POW's rectum for 5yrs. Research first, then buy. Even if it was only $20, nobody wants to just [censored] away money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigelow Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub007 Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 OMG ...saw the listing yesterday I couldn't believe it was allowed on ebay...and now shows up here... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachcomber Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 "Five long years, he wore this watch up his ass. Then he died of dysentery, he gave me the watch. I hid this uncomfortable hunk of metal up my ass two years. Then, after seven years, I was sent home to my family. And now, little man, I give the watch to you. " 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub007 Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 LOL ;-) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
508-Fanatic Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Dude, it's clearly a horrid fake - but you only spent $145 on a horrid fake. Lesson learned. Check first, buy after. Get your money back, you can't sell rep's on fleabay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Dude, it's clearly a horrid fake - but you only spent $145 on a horrid fake. Lesson learned. Check first, buy after. Get your money back, you can't sell rep's on fleabay. Sure you can !! Not supposed to, you just can't get caught. That's why it's so important to do your due diligence before you hit the "buy" button. the OP was lucky, he only got stung for 145.00 USD, and he found out he had been had before he paid, but it could just as well have been several hundred or a couple of thousand on a really good fake. And, unless he checked it out right away, he would have been out the money. If you wear it for six months thinking it's a genuine whatever, and then by chance you take it to a dealer and they tell you, "Sorry sir, that watch is a fake" It's way too late to try to get your money back. Let's face it guys, look at the quality of the high end reps we have here. We have friendly disagreements all the time as to whether or not some component is gen or rep. So just think what a dilemma a relative newcomer to watches has to contend with on Ebay. Especially the more obscure brands that may not have a posse looking at every listing to out the fakes. He sees a nice watch, boxes papers, looks genuine, and the price is a real bargain. it's one that he has always admired, but couldn't afford. He bids, he wins, and then months later the watch stops. He takes it in to his local watchsmith or maybe a dealer and they give him the bad news. You bought a fake. Even this horrible fake that the OP bought. When I looked at the listing it had 15 bids!! Now anyone here with any experience at all could see this one was a terrible fake, even with the saran wrapped head, and the one blurry photo, but it fooled 15 people who bid on it!! If the deal looks too good to be true, it probably is.If anything about a watch or any other item one is interested in starts to get the alarm bells ringing or you are just unsure about the authenticity, it's definitely best to ask folks who are more knowledgeable than yourself. May save you a pile of money in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POTR Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 It's not saran wrap... The crystal has been fractured @:56, and it is multiple layers formed by the fracture that we are seeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 It's not saran wrap... The crystal has been fractured @:56, and it is multiple layers formed by the fracture that we are seeing. That is an artistic sounding defect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtguk Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 my eyes are hurting........... reminds me of a couple years back talking to a guy about his sub, chatting away when he notices mine, says 'oh yeah I've one of those, got it for my 40th blah blah blah' do you want to have a look..........wished I hadn't...................lessons learned an all that Hey but that's why this place is so important guys, the knowledge you guys have is simply mind boggling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viol8r44 Posted January 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Lesson learned for sure, I contacted the seller and he said he didn't know what he had and that he got it at an estate sale blah blah blah...anyway sale cancelled, lesson learned. I really appreciate all the input as I'm very new to the hobby but also very eager to learn what to look for. Again thanks for all the responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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