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Please Report Fake/Counterfeit Item(s) And Seller

ConElPueblo
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Omega-Sea-master-/222043048622?hash=item33b2cc0aae:g:TiwAAOSwwpdW2Wqk

To be fair, he knows it's a fake... ::facepalm1::


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Peemacgee
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I've never asked
Do the mods report these watches or are we supposed to?
If the latter - I'd like some confirmation please before I go telling folks they have a fake watch ( except where it is bleedin' obvious - like couple of Connies at auction in London I 'mentioned' to the auction house)
 
dsio
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Peemacgee Peemacgee
I've never asked
Do the mods report these watches or are we supposed to?
If the latter - I'd like some confirmation please before I go telling folks they have a fake watch ( except where it is bleedin' obvious - like couple of Connies at auction in London I 'mentioned' to the auction house)
eBay don't seem to take these down until a few people report an item, if you're not comfortable with it being obvious don't do it and let someone else who does know that reference better (whatever reference is being copied) do so.

The Speedmaster above for example is just cartoonishly bad, the bracelet is cast poorly hence the rounded edges and bulging look to it, the dial layout with two 60 second registers in the top and bottom subdial and hours on the left is just silly and doesn't correspond to a 7750.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/152004481900?rmvSB=true

Yet people buy these and get burned, which is why we'd rather see them taken down before someone has to try to unwind a sale and get his money back off some crook.
 
Peemacgee
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dsio dsio
eBay don't seem to take these down until a few people report an item, if you're not comfortable with it being obvious don't do it and let someone else who does know that reference better (whatever reference is being copied) do so.

Thanks for the response dsio

Fakes really piss me off - and whilst I have no intention of going round looking for fakes to 'out' for fun - I'm happy to report something if I come across it -but I'd like some kind of sense check by long served collectors -as we all make mistakes

I'm pretty sure the 14900 I posted above it totally bogus -but I'd rather have some of the big hitters chime in with their confirmation
-then I'm happy to do the report thing
alternatively I'm equally happy to just post stuff up here for consideration and let others do the reporting -as long as it gets done thats the main thing

Philip
 
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