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Warning on listings from new Kazakhstan Sellers on eBay

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Posting this one more as a warning than a recommendation. Seller is located in Kazakhstan, joined eBay less than a month ago, and has no feedback as a seller. I could overlook all of this, but the photos of the watch aren't great and there has been no response to my messaged questions to the seller.
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Moved this to its own thread because its worth a wider mention, there are a number of accounts all from Kazakhstan that are 0 feedback or low feedback with cheap items bought or sold to give them a bit, all selling watches and focused on Omega. It’s been happening a couple of months now and I see the same stolen photos and dodgy listings back time and again, its not worth the risk.
 
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Thanks, Ash. Appreciate the additional information. Unfortunately, there are already multiple bids on the watch.
 
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gbesq gbesq
Thanks, Ash. Appreciate the additional information. Unfortunately, there are already multiple bids on the watch.
Yea the reason they’re still doing it is because it’s working sadly
 
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As a side note, in the movie Borat the Kazakhstan scenes were filmed in Romania. 😁
 
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janice&fred janice&fred
As a side note, in the movie Borat the Kazakhstan scenes were filmed in Romania. 😁
I’ve done business in KZ … it’s a lovely prosperous country, nice people, undeserving of Borat. Actually it’s a sensitive topic.
 
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I’ve done business in KZ … it’s a lovely prosperous country, nice people, undeserving of Borat. Actually it’s a sensitive topic.
We have a couple of members from there who are serious vintage collectors too, it’s just this this particular pattern of behaviour to be aware of.
 
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I’ve done business in KZ … it’s a lovely prosperous country, nice people, undeserving of Borat. Actually it’s a sensitive topic.
Just to be clear, my initial post was in no way intended to be disparaging of Kazakhstan or its people. I was simply aware of the latest watch scams originating there among a few bad apples and felt it appropriate to warn other members.
 
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I've never seen the need to be someone's first ebay sale, especially on a new account, regardless of where they're from. Maybe I miss out on deals occasionally, but the peace of mind is worth it.
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I’ve done business in KZ … it’s a lovely prosperous country, nice people, undeserving of Borat. Actually it’s a sensitive topic.

I thought I read that eventually the Kazakhstan govt. gave a nod of appreciation to the movie Borat for the publicity and subsequent renewed interest in their country?
 
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I thought I read that eventually the Kazakhstan govt. gave a nod of appreciation to the movie Borat for the publicity and subsequent renewed interest in their country?
That's what Wikipedia claims.
By 2012, Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov attributed a great rise in tourism to his country—with visas issued rising ten times—to the film, saying "I am grateful to 'Borat' for helping attract tourists to Kazakhstan."
 
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In 1999, while in the U.S. Marines, I served for a year with a foreign officer (a major) from Kazakhstan. He was in the U.S. to learn about setting up a Marine Corps for Kazakhstan. He started his military career in a Soviet military school and then served in the Soviet army (prior to 1991). I always thought it was amazing that as a U.S. service member I was working hand-in-hand with a former Soviet soldier. How things had changed from the 1980's (and before). He was a good guy and very serious about the art of war. I'd like to visit the country some day.
 
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I thought I read that eventually the Kazakhstan govt. gave a nod of appreciation to the movie Borat for the publicity and subsequent renewed interest in their country?
Lemonaid out of lemons. Its out there, may as well use it as a teaching moment…..The western educated Kazakhs in our commercial office in Almaty viewed Borat as a stick in the eye. Then there was the incident where the Nat Anthem from the film was played at a gymnastics competition in Saudi . Yea they did find the film funny but they’d like a better image of their country.
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Borat is a stick in the eye for many Americans, too.
 
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Currently at $1,750 with 53 bids and still 2.5 days to go until the auction ends. Still no answer to my message to the seller to see if he/she/they would respond to questions. My gut tells me that the winner of this auction is going to be very unhappy. I hope that I'm wrong, but if I'm not I hope that they pay via PayPal.
 
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I have seen similar listings - there is always one or two strange clothing items being sold by the same seller - in this case a black cloak.
 
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t’s just this this particular pattern of behaviour to be aware of.
We have had bad eggs from South America, Ukraine, Africa and others....Wonderful that you give a heads-up, let us know of patterns of evil.
Hat's off to you, Ash, you must have clones to contribute as you do.
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the art of war.
The "science", maybe, but not art.
Horology, now there is an art!
 
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Borat is a stick in the eye for many Americans, too.

Yes, when I watched that movie it certainly wasn’t Kazakhstan that I thought came off poorly...
 
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Yes, when I watched that movie it certainly wasn’t Kazakhstan that I thought came off poorly...
Yes but imagine you are from KZ, going to college in the US,UK, EU etc. on a state paid scholarship, btw., or traveling and hearing nothing but Borat jokes…Just passing on what I heard at dinner when I was there. If anything, the movie made me want to visit KZ. I finally got a project there and was thrilled to go.
 
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Yes but imagine you are from KZ, going to college in the US,UK, EU etc. on a state paid scholarship, btw., or traveling and hearing nothing but Borat jokes…Just passing on what I heard at dinner when I was there. If anything, the movie made me want to visit KZ. I finally got a project there and was thrilled to go.

Can’t imagine that specifically, but I knew a couple from the country who had moved to Canada, and they thought it was funny. Different strokes I guess...
 
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