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Post by lordflagpolecrabtree on Jul 1, 2013 13:21:39 GMT -8
Currently on E-Bay there is a Sony Sportsmatic 820 being sold by a Birmingham based seller with a feline type name. I was interested in it when it was listed last week at £29 starting bid. The seller said that it was colection only, and specified that anybody unable to collect should not bid. Assuming that maybe he'd had a bad postage experience, I contacted him and asked if he's consider posting RMSD, which is insured and said I would be willing to pay £10 (Postage would have been about £7). He politely refused. Fair enough. The watch sold for a ridiculously low £33.78. I was surprised to see it immediately relisted at £90, again collection only. So, I investigated and lo and behold he had sold to someone with a feedback score of 23, 21 of which were with said seller. Now it's been relisted again for £110 + £9.95 postage. Bastard !  |
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Post by seikoholic on Jul 1, 2013 20:32:22 GMT -8
Are we talking about who I think we're talking about?
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Post by lordflagpolecrabtree on Jul 1, 2013 22:17:42 GMT -8
Perhaps not who you might have first thought (I don't have any problems with that gentleman ).Not a large feline, but he has 2. Wasn't sure if I could name and shame. It's annoyed me enough to report two of the seller's items that have sold to the same person and then been immediately relisted.
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Post by cartshed on Jul 2, 2013 2:51:24 GMT -8
I've seen this one doing the rounds lately. As the seller is taking offers, why don't you offer him £20, tomorrow I'll offer him 21, get another member to offer 22 the day after & so on. Play him at his own game until he cracks & one of us gets lumbered with it.
I've seen 4 or 5 Sony branded Seiko dress watches sell on the Bay in the last year or two & they all 'sold' for £100-150ish which is a lot when you consider what they'd fetch if they didn't have Sony on the dial. None were Sportsmatics though so I guess he might well get someone to pay close to the asking price.
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Post by lordflagpolecrabtree on Jul 2, 2013 7:08:43 GMT -8
I would have happily paid more than £33.78 + postage !  |
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Post by cd_god on Jul 2, 2013 19:38:24 GMT -8
Not inflation, just good old Ebay shill bidding.
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Post by seikoholic on Jul 2, 2013 22:09:19 GMT -8
there's only one I see. It's almost $600 and is being sold from Denmark. Is that it?
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Post by lordflagpolecrabtree on Jul 2, 2013 22:12:04 GMT -8
No, it's UK based. £110 BIN. Search Seiko Sony and it comes up.
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Post by lordflagpolecrabtree on Jul 4, 2013 5:29:09 GMT -8
Now reduced to £90 + postage.
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Post by lordflagpolecrabtree on Jul 4, 2013 6:28:30 GMT -8
Stunned by that seller's actions, I was even more amazed at this, though no dishonesty is implied. How much would you pay for this ?  The last (similar) one I bought cost me £15. So I guess I won't be offering the asking price of £200. surprised-scream-smiley-emoticon a102 |
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Post by lordflagpolecrabtree on Jul 14, 2013 22:19:42 GMT -8
Now reduced to £50 + p&p.
I'm following this one to the death. laugh1.gif
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Post by cartshed on Jul 16, 2013 15:17:39 GMT -8
Now reduced to £50 + p&p. I'm following this one to the death. laugh1.gif Just saw this one re-listed again after selling for £95. I had a quick look at the sellers feedback & found someone( just like you did) he'd sold to recently who has a feedback of 23 (same as the 'buyer' of this watch) & they've 'bought' over 20 items from this seller ! Mildly suspicious to say the least. If the guy is shill bidding on his own stuff, I personally wouldn't trust him one bit. There could be something nasty lurking inside that watch. He mentions a date inscribed inside the case back, so he's opened it but there's no photos of the movement  JMHO & I could be completely wrong. I saw quite an expensive watch a few weeks ago that I wanted to bid on but the seller had a low feedback which when I checked on, I noticed his buyers had low F/B too & one of them was also selling Swiss watches & used EXACTLY the same font style, long flowery description & a payment method I'd never heard of. (No Paypal) Basically, I sussed out that the seller of the lot I was interested in had sold himself a watch (using a different username) & had even left himself feedback saying something like "This guy really knows what he's doing, superb watch & seller, highly recommended " etc etc ! I don't always have time to check stuff like that but am glad I did on this occasion. Caveat emptor. |
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Post by lordflagpolecrabtree on Jul 16, 2013 22:10:24 GMT -8
He must have a stash of these Sony Sportsmatics, because it's now up for auction starting @99p. Caveat emptor indeedy ! laugh1.gif
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JMHO & I could be completely wrong.