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  1. kingsrider Thank you Sir! May I have another? Jul 7, 2018

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    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1969-Mens-Omega-Watch-Speedmaster-Professional-Chronograph/263802054009?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1431.l2649Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-Omega-SPEEDMASTER-CHRONOGRAPH-professional-MOON-MISSION-cal321-ref145012/263802054269?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1431.l2649Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

    Both of these are listed in separate Ebay Great Britain as well. There are two other Speedmasters that this seller has that are bogus too.
     
  2. bama2141 Jul 7, 2018

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    Good job in flagging these — they’ve apparently been removed from the eBay website.
     
  3. kingsrider Thank you Sir! May I have another? Jul 7, 2018

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    Ya, I called Ebay and asked if they thought the listings were fraudulent. They said definitely.
     
  4. abrod520 Jul 7, 2018

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    The Peruvians must have some hefty bills to pay this month - they've been putting up their scams 5x+/day in the past two weeks. The listings are being removed VERY quickly by eBay, but they go right back up with the exact same listing & photos almost as quickly

    Best rule of thumb in this situation is, hold off on buying anything on eBay from Lima, Peru for now
     
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  5. kingsrider Thank you Sir! May I have another? Jul 7, 2018

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    These listing were USA and Great Britain with a weird Buy it Now through some kind of Ebay store.
     
  6. abrod520 Jul 7, 2018

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    Oh huh. Obviously can't see them since they've been taken down but next time you see them, be sure to grab screenshots of the photos they use so we can keep an eye out.
     
  7. kingsrider Thank you Sir! May I have another? Jul 8, 2018

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  9. kingsrider Thank you Sir! May I have another? Jul 8, 2018

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    How is this done? All the same watches and a completely different seller with what seems to be a stellar sales record.
     
  10. MikeMan2727 Jul 8, 2018

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    I would guess the account was hacked. Perhaps the current seller clicked the scammer's link and entered his username and password.
     
  11. sevenhelmet Jul 8, 2018

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    I dunno, looks like a flawless '69 Speedy to me... I'm sure it's for real!

    :rolleyes:
     
  12. abrod520 Jul 8, 2018

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  13. Gruesome Jul 8, 2018

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    Interesting - the so called 'eBay store' is pointing to a website in the add-items.bid domain, which was registered a few days ago. It's too bad eBay doesn't catch that kind of embedded obviously fraudulent URL automatically.
    Whois lookup:

    Domain Name: add-items.bid
    Registry Domain ID: D1EB38A1B93BB488DBF1F053C20F5E245-NSR
    Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.namecheap.com
    Registrar URL: http://www.namecheap.com
    Updated Date: 2018-07-07T08:55:45Z
    Creation Date: 2018-07-02T08:55:44Z
    Registry Expiry Date: 2019-07-02T08:55:44Z
    Registrar: NameCheap, Inc.
    Registrar IANA ID: 1068
    Registrar Abuse Contact Email: [email protected]
    Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.6613102107
    Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
    Registry Registrant ID:
    Registrant Name:
    Registrant Organization: WhoisGuard, Inc.
    Registrant Street:
    Registrant Street:
    Registrant Street:
    Registrant City:
    Registrant State/Province: Panama
    Registrant Postal Code:
    Registrant Country: PA
    Registrant Phone:
    Registrant Phone Ext:
    Registrant Fax:
    Registrant Fax Ext:
    Registrant Email: Please query the RDDS service of the Registrar of Record identified in this output for information on how to contact the Registrant, Admin, or Tech contact of the queried domain name.
     
  14. kingsrider Thank you Sir! May I have another? Jul 8, 2018

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    What does it all mean?
     
  15. Gruesome Jul 8, 2018

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    It means the link given in the item description does not point to eBay, but to some other domain, which was created only six days ago, and for which the owner information is hidden (fields are empty, comment says to contact the registrar).
     
  16. sog00d Jul 8, 2018

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    +1 of avoiding anything from Peru. It may be tempting but it’s a scam. I’ve been reporting everything that pops up that is clearly a scam.
     
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  17. kingsrider Thank you Sir! May I have another? Jul 14, 2018

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  19. blubarb Jul 15, 2018

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    It means it's a scam :D
     
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