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Recommended Universal Watches on eBay - Single Edition

  1. JimInOz Ω 2

    JimInOz Melbourne Australia Jan 3, 2014

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  2. JimInOz Ω 2

    JimInOz Melbourne Australia Jan 3, 2014

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    Yes, I know, what a dork, I spent so much time salivating over the Zenith Chrono's that it was embedded in my brain.

    This will eventually get to the UG forum.
     
  3. LouS Ω 2

    LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Jan 3, 2014

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    Redial.
     
  4. JimInOz Ω 2

    JimInOz Melbourne Australia Jan 3, 2014

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    My first thought, the lettering of TRI-COMPAX over the sub-dial?

    What else piques your interest?
     
  5. LouS Ω 2

    LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Jan 3, 2014

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    Well, nothing. It's a redial.

    As for the redial "tells" - the usual stuff: wrong font, bad centering, printing of uneven thickness, tending towards overinking, and that bright white, unblemished dial finish that I've never seen on a 50 year old watch.

    The seller does go on and on about the watch in the listing...whew!
     
  6. MMMD

    MMMD unaffiliated curmudgeonly absurdist & polyologist Jan 3, 2014

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    The description alone is such a histrionic red flag.

     
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  7. JohnSteed

    JohnSteed Jan 3, 2014

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    Thanks for another tutorial, LouS
     
  8. Tony C. Ω 2

    Tony C. Ωf Jury member Jan 3, 2014

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    A fine example of the "Baffle 'em with bullshit" style of selling.
     
  9. JimInOz Ω 2

    JimInOz Melbourne Australia Jan 11, 2014

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    Well some noob is now the owner, hope they're happy with it.

    Is it just me or is there something suspect about the bidding :cautious:
     
  10. LouS Ω 2

    LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Jan 11, 2014

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    It'll be interesting to see how greedy the seller is. That's a stiff price for a gold plated redial. If there is a relist, he needs to calm his shills down a bit.
     
  11. Diabolik

    Diabolik Jan 13, 2014

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  12. LouS Ω 2

    LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Jan 13, 2014

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    Well, you gotta re-list it if your shill wins. He ain't gonna pay you. ;)
     
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  13. Lode_Runner

    Lode_Runner Feb 2, 2014

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    That is what eBay "second chance offers" are for -- smoking out the highest legitimate bidder. But when the runner up was also a shill...