georgegrasser Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Now why not just take it to a second opinion? And what man would let his wife fail to get a proper apprasial and just throw a gen on Ebay with no reserve? http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-ROLEX-LEATHER-...1QQcmdZViewItem Updated: 06/29/2008 05:46:59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peyups Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Hmmm.. It says the watch is just a bonus and the appraiser won't give her more than 250$ for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakemaster Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Clever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manitou Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 But darn it it's a lot of work to make that whole ad in order to sell a replica :-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLudlowe Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Now why not just take it to a second opinion? And what man would let his wife fail to get a proper apprasial and just throw a gen on Ebay with no reserve? Updated: 06/29/2008 05:46:59 Face it, a solid gold watch weighs about three times what a rep weighs, any idiot can tell in a second. He knows it's a rep. Plus- "He works on the railroad and never wears a watch"?? What guy is going to say no to a solid gold Rolex because he can't wear it at work? ROFLMAO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnkaz Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Be interesting to see how much it makes. Johnkaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnkaz Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 I have just been back, look at the history another Rolex box sold last week. Probably Dads daily beater. Cheers Johnkaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carlsbadrolex Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 The interesting thing is, that box set with all the goodies is worth about $250. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest porsche356a Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 The interesting thing is, that box set with all the goodies is worth about $250. Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magagne Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Yeah!!! Sell a box, at $300, and include in it a gift, what a nice trick Hope ebay will catch this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfran42 Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 I emailed her stating that I worked for Rolex's Fraud Prevention Task Force and that I had been given her personal information from eBay's fraud division. You will note that the item has been taken down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfran42 Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Here is the last email I received from the eBay poster..LOL.. "Wait a minute, now you are stating that I am selling black market nike clothing? Are you for real? These are my own clothing. You have me all wrong. Another thing, if I knew that I was selling a fake watch, do you really think that I would be so dumb to make the mistakes that you are accusing me of? I just received this watch, we dont wear expensive watches around here, and we dont need it. I bought a nice box that I thought went with the watch, I bought some manuals for it, simple as that. I dont know anything about these stupid watches, for gods sake. I am not a criminal, Im a homemaker with 4 kids sitting in a rural town, not a new yorker trying to scam people." OMG..I can't believe that I am wasting my Sunday doing this.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youpmelone Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 I emailed her stating that I worked for Rolex's Fraud Prevention Task Force and that I had been given her personal information from eBay's fraud division. You will note that the item has been taken down... [..] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippy Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 I emailed her stating that I worked for Rolex's Fraud Prevention Task Force and that I had been given her personal information from eBay's fraud division. You will note that the item has been taken down... And the point of that was what exactly????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_sphere Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 And the point of that was what exactly????? To keep people from getting scammed of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfran42 Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 I was just having a little fun...you should see the emails that have gone back and forth. They are hilarious. I guess the point is I don't have a problem with reps, I love them. I just didn't like the shady way she was going about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carlsbadrolex Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Pfran42... You must have alot of time on your hands. What you did was about as stupid as what she did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfran42 Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Carls, not trying to start anything, but why do you think that? The eBay listing was extremely shady. If you knowingly seek a rep then you go into it with fairly good disclosure as to what you are getting. This listing was alluding to the fact that it could be a gen, thus misleading the customer. Maybe I am missing something...I am all ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegrasser Posted June 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Pfran: I thought what you dd was really cool. I hate it when someone lists an item as if we are idiots. There was another of the Red Rolex box listed. That one had yet to reach $30. So the "gift" had great influence. "Stupid expensive watches". I should ask her for "stupid expensive car". She probably does not know anything about them either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carlsbadrolex Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Carls, not trying to start anything, but why do you think that? The eBay listing was extremely shady. If you knowingly seek a rep then you go into it with fairly good disclosure as to what you are getting. This listing was alluding to the fact that it could be a gen, thus misleading the customer. Maybe I am missing something...I am all ears. Contacting Ebay would not have been a bad idea. Getting in to a discussion with a person over something as stupid as that is simply a waste of time. I understand that she did remove the listing, but you elude to the fact that there have been multiple emails between the two of you. And you dont know that she removed the listing because of your contact. IN FACT, if I were here I would have left the auction up CHALLENGING YOU to do something about it. What I feel was uncalled for is misrepresenting yourself. Had you wrote ebay and reported it as a replica... COOL. Even emailing the seller and saying, "WTF"... would be alright IF YOU HAVE PLENTY OF SPARE TIME TO SPEND. But writing the seller and misrepresenting yourself was IMHO childish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfran42 Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Contacting Ebay would not have been a bad idea. Getting in to a discussion with a person over something as stupid as that is simply a waste of time. I understand that she did remove the listing, but you elude to the fact that there have been multiple emails between the two of you. And you dont know that she removed the listing because of your contact. IN FACT, if I were here I would have left the auction up CHALLENGING YOU to do something about it. What I feel was uncalled for is misrepresenting yourself. Had you wrote ebay and reported it as a replica... COOL. Even emailing the seller and saying, "WTF"... would be alright IF YOU HAVE PLENTY OF SPARE TIME TO SPEND. But writing the seller and misrepresenting yourself was IMHO childish. Carl, I did contact eBay and reported the listing. She told me that eBay had taken it down and that I was the first person to seriously confront her re: the watch. That said, I do see your side of things and I'll admit that I was a bit childish in the way I handled the situation. I felt bad when she contacted me later that night with the following: "Mr. PXXX, thank you again. Am I in trouble with Ebay though? What do I do now? I need to sell my clothing to make ends meet around here...my son is in the baseball allstars and we have to travel to tournaments this summer....please dont close down my ebay..." I think I took it a little too far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 pfran42, the only way to save your honor now would be to buy the watch from her yourself... It's the right thing to do. Considering that grief that you've caused, you should consider paying 2X her asking price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansenshukai Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 (edited) Ok, let me see if I get this straight: Someone buys a watch box and manual valued, quite possibly, more than the rep that she is trying to pass off as a gen and she does this "unknowingly"? Then, when spooked, she comes up with a real tear jerker and now we feel bad? You have to be kidding me. I have no sympathy for her. Con people are masters at exactly that, manipulating others by taking advantage of their ignorance and/or feelings. They are truly master psychologists. And, look in this specific case ... it works! Edited June 30, 2008 by Nouns Defions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avitt Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 You're a cold, cold man, Nouns... I'll for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POTR Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Misspellings with Reps are not as common as they used to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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