Thomas
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Post by Thomas on Mar 20, 2015 4:47:01 GMT -8
Hello gang, May I politely ask for some help from you knowledgeable folks? :love: I was looking at an auction from the seller "W-doors", who I had never run across before. He was selling a 1968 Grand Seiko 4520-8000 Hi-Beat (36,000 bph), which I understand is a very prestigious model in Seiko's history. I was expecting it to go for well over a thousand dollars, but the end selling price was US$660!?  Below are some screen shots of his listing and his seller pictures. Is there something I am missing? Do you think this is for real? A fake? A cobble-job of mixed parts?  I thank you in advance for any knowledge you can impart, or opinions and viewpoints you can express.  - Thomas |
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trandy
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Post by trandy on Mar 20, 2015 4:51:24 GMT -8
I would think his Ebay feedback says a lot about him.
Over 400 transactions with a 99% rating is pretty good.
YMMV
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Post by lordflagpolecrabtree on Mar 20, 2015 5:40:55 GMT -8
I wish a) that I could help, b) that I had one.  "It is three stitches of standard models" ? I've seen some weird translations before, usually decipherable, but this one |
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Post by mikeyt on Mar 20, 2015 5:46:43 GMT -8
I would think his Ebay feedback says a lot about him. Over 400 transactions with a 99% rating is pretty good. YMMV I haven't looked at the auction, or the seller info, but an ebay seller with a 99% rating sux. It should be 99.7% or higher. |
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Thomas
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Post by Thomas on Mar 20, 2015 7:22:15 GMT -8
I would think his Ebay feedback says a lot about him. Over 400 transactions with a 99% rating is pretty good. YMMV I haven't looked at the auction, or the seller info, but an ebay seller with a 99% rating sux. It should be 99.7% or higher. I hear you trandy, but I have looked at a couple of seller's feedback, and seen multiple examples of big blocks of like 20 sales to the same person, all with identical feedback like "Great!". It looks like they are "padding" their feedback with shills to me. Not saying this is the case with "W-doors", just saying...  The watch looks legit to me, but some of the experts here have pointed out problems with other auctions I was looking at.  - Thomas |
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Post by Rod on Mar 20, 2015 16:39:19 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 1:07:57 GMT -8
Terrible feedback. No reason it should not be 100% or close. I've sold over 4,000 items on my two accounts and never had a single negitive feedback. 99% for someone with a fair few sales is bad mojo. Anyone who says different needs to try being a better seller on evilBay.
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Post by docmac88 on Mar 21, 2015 10:41:34 GMT -8
I wish a) that I could help, b) that I had one. "It is three stitches of standard models" ? I've seen some weird translations before, usually decipherable, but this one I actually like "beautility" |
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