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·Some of you might remember my failure to import a C-Case Omega Constellation to Turkey, basically through the customs process I was denied import because the watch was second hand, I've lost $150 in customs costs, then spent another $150 trying to get the watch sent back and failed again, overall lost 2 months, $1000, and my morale
Ever since that incident, I've been waiting for my watch to go on auction, I'm waiting to see whether they are going to sell it to the internal market, or sell it as a must-export item
I stumbled onto these 2 auctions:
https://www.eihale.gov.tr/ihaleler/detay/1JPPXpiqrhaKCbKLXPnmFH
https://www.eihale.gov.tr/ihaleler/detay/iXYq7YHRAXp5gihZeSfjwU
"OMEGA İBARELİ KOL SAATİ (8 ADET)"
The description says it's Omega marked, Rolex marked etc. - basically it's pretty clear it's known these are fake watches, otherwise it would say, Omega model, Rolex model, also it's practically impossible for someone whose job is to find these to not know the stickers fakers use, they basically advertise their factories. What's sadder is that these are not marked as export-only, basically they saw no problem importing them, so whoever buys them can freely sell them domestically or internationally
It's pretty sad that I can't import a genuine vintage Omega by paying an extreme amount in taxes that would help the government, yet, I could easily buy 250+ fakes
Ever since that incident, I've been waiting for my watch to go on auction, I'm waiting to see whether they are going to sell it to the internal market, or sell it as a must-export item
I stumbled onto these 2 auctions:
https://www.eihale.gov.tr/ihaleler/detay/1JPPXpiqrhaKCbKLXPnmFH
https://www.eihale.gov.tr/ihaleler/detay/iXYq7YHRAXp5gihZeSfjwU
"OMEGA İBARELİ KOL SAATİ (8 ADET)"
The description says it's Omega marked, Rolex marked etc. - basically it's pretty clear it's known these are fake watches, otherwise it would say, Omega model, Rolex model, also it's practically impossible for someone whose job is to find these to not know the stickers fakers use, they basically advertise their factories. What's sadder is that these are not marked as export-only, basically they saw no problem importing them, so whoever buys them can freely sell them domestically or internationally
It's pretty sad that I can't import a genuine vintage Omega by paying an extreme amount in taxes that would help the government, yet, I could easily buy 250+ fakes
