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Post by seikoholic on Oct 26, 2014 19:42:06 GMT -8
Here is something to ponder. How did this watch with an aftermarket bracelet, greyed-out lume, and what seems to be a repolished case bring over $700? Does the information below give us any guidance? Or am I just being paranoid.  Winning bidder's bid activity with the seller: Runner-up bidder, two final very high bids, 75 feedback, dormant account (no recent feedback): Third bidder, dormant account, 4 feedbacks, nothing recent: Fourth bidder, appears to be genuine, the real deal, punched out after bid of GBP 320.00 Fifth bidder, zero-feedback new account:
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Post by pollythecat on Oct 26, 2014 23:27:12 GMT -8
You are not being paranoid, probably just dumbfounded by this madness. I can understand shill bidding to a point (do not approve) but why bid your own items out of the market? Crazy.
The gray lume being a USP amused me too:-)
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Post by Groundhog66 on Oct 27, 2014 6:49:06 GMT -8
I guess we'll see if it actually gets paid for...
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Post by sdoocms on Oct 27, 2014 6:56:33 GMT -8
Bidder beware.
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Post by Benchdweller on Oct 27, 2014 7:05:04 GMT -8
I'm not sure there is anything dodgy going on with the bidding here. The bid history and percentages only cover the last 30 days so if a bidder hasn't purchased anything for a month and then places a bid he now has 100% activity with the seller, even though he may never have dealt with him before.
As for the price (assuming its legit), maybe it was driven by the grey lume? When I bought the one in my avatar I had a perfect creamy lumed 6309 but when I saw the grey one I had to have it and sold the normal one soon after. I know its not to everyone's tastes but maybe there are those who will pay a premium for it.
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Post by seikoholic on Oct 27, 2014 7:28:58 GMT -8
I'd say cream / tan lume is desirable because it so rarely happens. The '77s will often have buttery lume, but later watches, rarely. But grey lume on a Seiko is one of those things that happens. It can look really nice depending on how it comes out, but I don't know that it's sought out.
As for the bidding thing, if one account came out of dormancy to throw a bid, that's unremarkable. But three? And they all bid high and hard on one item from one seller? An item that sells for double / triple what it should have?
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Post by Groundhog66 on Oct 27, 2014 7:30:15 GMT -8
The lume on this one, doesn't even look grey, it just looks rough & dirty IMO.
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Post by seikola on Oct 27, 2014 8:22:15 GMT -8
Amazing price for that particular seiko Hands look suspect to me, there is far too much metal around that meatball, They look like the aftermarket ones shoecare sells on ebay,  |
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Post by seikoholic on Oct 27, 2014 9:39:31 GMT -8
Amazing price for that particular seiko Hands look suspect to me, there is far too much metal around that meatball, They look like the aftermarket ones shoecare sells on ebay, Hey, you're right! Great catch! That sweep definitely looks like a match to that AM one. |
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Post by dasher on Oct 28, 2014 11:55:04 GMT -8
This watch looks like it was relisted. Is this seller located in the UK? If so, then yes, it is relisted.
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Edit: Whoops. I guess not, but it looks darn similar in some of the photos! (Yes, it is the same seller).
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Post by seikoholic on Oct 28, 2014 11:58:07 GMT -8
This watch looks like it was relisted. Is this seller located in the UK? If so, then yes, it is relisted. D. Yes, in the UK. "a-bun-in-the-oven" or something as a seller name. And of course it's relisted. Buy it now for GBP 550. |
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Post by mikeyt on Oct 28, 2014 15:38:02 GMT -8
This watch looks like it was relisted. Is this seller located in the UK? If so, then yes, it is relisted. D. Yes, in the UK. "a-bun-in-the-oven" or something as a seller name. And of course it's relisted. Buy it now for GBP 550. I'm on it!  |
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