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Online Watch Purchases That Ended Up Being Much Better (Or Much Worse) Than You Expected

gbesq
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Ever buy a watch online that either surpassed your expectations or really disappointed you? Let’s see or hear about ‘em! Here’s mine:
Listing photo (uh oh):
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What I received (yay):
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gemini4
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These 2 eBay deals immediately come to mind.

Better. 6 years ago. Very nice 145.022-69 from a zero rated ebayer.
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Worse. 5 years ago, a SM300 165.024 arrived from an Italian Ebayer containing only 3 used Italian AAA Batteries.😲 PayPal reimbursed me 100%.
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Evitzee
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I've never had a complete disaster of an online purchase (luck maybe, or not). I've bought three watches from Adam Lewis in Perth, super easy transactions and I had the watches at my Texas front door in about seven days via DHL, well packed and in perfect condition, and no customs issues.
 
ckhaing
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Impulse buy from eBay Mexico, expecting all kinds of problem from shipping to authenticity, turned out not bad at all, surpassed the expectations
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Spruce
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Took a chance on both these (seller’s photo first).
The Eterna from Buenos Aires

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This from the US
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And I’m keeping my fingers crossed that this one will be okay

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vibe
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Etsy for like $200 in 2018. Second pic is after service and I touched up the bezel
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