Wirehaired77 straps on Ebay?

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Anyone have experience with this seller? I am seeing what look like Omega branded cordura and alligator straps at very low prices…seller has good reviews and don’t see much about him or her on the web, so wanted to ask here. Thanks!
 
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Never heard of them, but did a quick look at the store. The cheap ones are clearly fake, but they do have a few higher priced ones that do look legit - the Dark Side of the Moon 21mm strap looks just like my real one. But because they sell so many obvious fakes, I’d stay away from any of them.
 
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Never heard of them, but did a quick look at the store. The cheap ones are clearly fake, but they do have a few higher priced ones that do look legit - the Dark Side of the Moon 21mm strap looks just like my real one. But because they sell so many obvious fakes, I’d stay away from any of them.
Can you link to these fakes? I have had nothing but good luck but that was years ago. I do not believe he/she sells fakes.
 
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Bought 3 over the years and returned one-purely as it didn't suit my PO. They don't do fakes. I've had no dramas with either seller or straps at all.

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I’ve never seen straps at anything other then a minor discount be anything but fake.
 
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I’ve never seen straps at anything other then a minor discount be anything but fake.
I’ve never bought a fake strap from the seller in question and got huge discounts when his feedback was less than a 100 like 10 years ago. His feedback is now 1500+ and not one negative feedback in 12 years. I looked through all 7 of his feedback pages. His worst was ONE neutral feedback over a year ago. Whatever happened to buy the seller? I ask anybody on this forum to show me one fake from this seller.
 
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I’ve never bought a fake strap from the seller in question and got huge discounts when his feedback was less than a 100 like 10 years ago. His feedback is now 1500+ and not one negative feedback in 12 years. I looked through all 7 of his feedback pages. His worst was ONE neutral feedback over a year ago. Whatever happened to buy the seller? I ask anybody on this forum to show me one fake from this seller.
I’m not saying his are. Just what I’ve seen. I stand by the advice that today If you want a new OEM strap, there are no real discounts out there. Just call a boutique and get it sent to you. The number of fake straps out there is astounding, both on ebay and on etsy.
 
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I’ve never bought a fake strap from the seller in question and got huge discounts when his feedback was less than a 100 like 10 years ago.

What percentage of the retail price were these discounts?
 
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What percentage of the retail price were these discounts?

Exactly. I just looked up many of the sold prices from their store, and there were a half-dozen “Omega alligator” straps that sold for $120-$150. That’s more than 50% off Omega list prices. My AD told me that they don’t get a discount on straps/accessories when they order from Omega, so how can this guy make any money at those prices? What is his source?
 
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Exactly. I just looked up many of the sold prices from their store, and there were a half-dozen “Omega alligator” straps that sold for $120-$150. That’s more than 50% off Omega list prices. My AD told me that they don’t get a discount on straps/accessories when they order from Omega, so how can this guy make any money at those prices? What is his source?

Well, your AD is lying to you, as they do get a discount, but it's no where near 50% I find it hard to believe that they are selling these at a loss if they are real.
 
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@Archer

I checked out his eBay page.

the straps appear out of packaging and some have a little bit of bend to them. His selection also appears to be very random.

I’m wondering if he works at a shop or owns a shop and is up selling different straps then selling the others on the side?
 
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What percentage of the retail price were these discounts?
I have no recollection. Would have been less than 50% of retail.
 
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Solid reasoning. Can’t argue with that.
I’m buying two. thanks for doing my homework. 😀 I’ll send seller this link so he can continue doing OFers right.

From a guy in e-commerce: accessories are discounted anywhere from 60-85%, across all sectors.


I’ve never bought a fake strap from the seller in question and got huge discounts when his feedback was less than a 100 like 10 years ago. His feedback is now 1500+ and not one negative feedback in 12 years. I looked through all 7 of his feedback pages. His worst was ONE neutral feedback over a year ago. Whatever happened to buy the seller? I ask anybody on this forum to show me one fake from this seller.
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From a guy in e-commerce: accessories are discounted anywhere from 60-85%, across all sectors.

From a guy who orders these same things from Omega - you are dreaming. Omega doesn't discount these any more than they discount anything else. It's no where near 50%, let alone 85%...
 
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From a guy who orders these same things from Omega - you are dreaming. Omega doesn't discount these any more than they discount anything else. It's no where near 50%, let alone 85%...

do you often buy O’s straps 5, 50, 100, 500+ pieces at a time? Each of those quantities has a much different cost per unit. I’ve seen C&H Jeweler’s cpu for 100+pieces. I stand by the numbers above.
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do you often buy O’s straps 5, 50, 100, 500+ pieces at a time? Each of those quantities has a much different unit per cost. I’ve seen C&H Jeweler’s cpu for 100+pieces. I stand by my statement above.

So you have seen an invoice from Omega showing 85% discounts?
 
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nope.
Never seen Omega invoice showing 85% discount. never claimed I did.

So you have seen an invoice from Omega showing 85% discounts?
 
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nope.
Never seen Omega invoice showing 85% discount. never claimed I did.

What discounts have you seen on an Omega invoice?