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Didn't even sell at $8,000.

 

Good call...I've followed this and I'm curious what were the "Seller's errors in listing"?

 

If you check Ebay again, you'll see that his "error" was listing it at $8,000. He now has it listed for $10,000!

 

Looks like it might be back at $8,000.

 

Maybe he should give it shot at $4,000.00?

 

I think it'd go for maybe $5-7k.

 

Looks like it has one bid at $10,000...... maybe.

 

Very odd

 

Now this would have sparked my interest. Obviously a few others as it did last long.
18k Gold & Platinum PATEK PHILIPPE $3995 - Cliff Helander - Aug 15, 2014 11:41 PM (194 clicks)

 

Movement looks good, I am not so keen on the dial prints and the inner caseback though, looks kind of not right....

 

Good call: Upon further review I looked at the & symbol print on the dial and that was enough for me ;-(

 

Yep, the ampersand is the very first thing I look at. Pre-1975 VC dials had a particular font, and the "&" symbol is the dead giveaway.