Do you call out people on their BS?

[camrok]

Caught this on gumtree Australia today
Do you ha g your head or do you call them out?
Decided to call the seller out by responding.
This is the email I sent.

I've never seen a Seiko like that before. The analog digital sports divers usually have sports 100 or sports 150 at 6 o'clock and Seiko Quartz grouped together at 12.
What's the case back number. You've taken many shots of the watch and Arnie but none of the caseback?

[tritto]

And first he calls it a pre-Arnie then dumps all this text about the actual Arnie without ever giving any details about the actual model he's selling.

[cd_god]

Looks like a Feiko to me.

[west.au]

I remember seeing one of those steamers on ebay ... the seller posted a nice movement shot ... 

[sdoocms]

Another pile of junk...

[longbike]

I think she is Genuine .... 7dfe79adc2f0

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Mar 20, 2016 6:50:11 GMT -8 cd_god said:

Looks like a Feiko to me.

It is just one of the many offerings by a Chinese company called Mamona. Like this watch...


These and a few other models can be ordered in small lots with whatever branding you like on them; much like Fujitime.

[west.au]

I have decided to apply my 'push back policy' (aka: its a fake you dishonest twat) to this gumtree member as well ... and I plan to keep calling out these knuckledraggers ... to paraphrase Plato "ignorance is not a defence, your silence gives consent".

I realise that some may find my stance a bit aggressive but if you don't message the seller and complain to the host site, then how will corrective action occur?

[Mr.Jones]

Well, sometimes the people don't know better... Or simply google the Name and put in the first thing they find
Case in point:


I wondered why an Astron was going so cheaply...

[camrok]

Mar 22, 2016 7:02:53 GMT -8 west.au said:

I have decided to apply my 'push back policy' (aka: its a fake you dishonest twat) to this gumtree member as well ... and I plan to keep calling out these knuckledraggers ... to paraphrase Plato "ignorance is not a defence, your silence gives consent".

I realise that some may find my stance a bit aggressive but if you don't message the seller and complain to the host site, then how will corrective action occur?

I was going to straight up call them out as it is obviously well researched BS.
My experience with gumtree fraudsters are they are not the brightest meth heads and other small time villains.
Their logic and the communication that follows can become quite aggressive.
Interested to know how it plays out

[tritto]

Mar 22, 2016 7:02:53 GMT -8 west.au said:

I have decided to apply my 'push back policy' (aka: its a fake you dishonest twat) to this gumtree member as well ... and I plan to keep calling out these knuckledraggers ... to paraphrase Plato "ignorance is not a defence, your silence gives consent".

I realise that some may find my stance a bit aggressive but if you don't message the seller and complain to the host site, then how will corrective action occur?

Ha ha. I sent him a message too. The ad is still there though so I guess he's just not listening.
Apologies if I offend Mark or Steve but I find both the best finds and the worst scammers seem to be in the West.

[normdiaz]

If we even "called out" professional advertisers for their BS, would we have time for anything else?