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Beware - fake Polerouter Sub listing

  1. LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Dec 30, 2015

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  2. cvalue13 Dec 30, 2015

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    So to be clear, it is a fake listing for a real watch, rather than a real listing for a fake watch.
     
  3. LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Dec 30, 2015

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    Correct. Real watch, fake listing.
     
  4. Stewart H Honorary NJ Resident Dec 30, 2015

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    ... and it has been pulled. Good spot Lou.

    As a matter of interest for a UG ignoramus, what made it worth $10k?
     
  5. LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Dec 30, 2015

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    Simply that it was real, hard as it may be to believe. The vast majority of these listings are for fakes, so the real ones are the proverbial needles in the haystack.

    As a pricing study, Here's a real one in sad shape - went for $4000 in this condition
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-geneve-polerouter-sub-military-warche-1960s-/131643380325?hash=item1ea68e9265:g:OycAAOSwA4dWN7W7&nma=true&si=t7xkFKPyIrJt%2BAK5x8cjqt%2F1T40%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network
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    In contrast, this dude sells fakes at the rate of about one or two a month - all in the $1000-$1900 range
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNIVERSAL-GENEVE-POLEROUTER-AUTOMATIC-MICRO-THIN-WRIST-WATCH-/201475998951?hash=item2ee8e7c4e7:g:nbgAAOSwwE5WW9EK&nma=true&si=t7xkFKPyIrJt%2BAK5x8cjqt%2F1T40%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network
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    For further reference: https://omegaforums.net/threads/early-polerouter-sub-discussion.3630/
     
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  6. Severin Dec 30, 2015

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    Yet another example of the tremendous help this forum provides. Thank you, LouS!
     
  7. saturn1981 Jan 1, 2016

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    Somebody got a headache if he/she payed for it.::facepalm1::
     
  8. saturn1981 Jan 1, 2016

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    Keep up the good work in finding those fakes :thumbsup: