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Old 26 May 2019, 02:40 AM   #91
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Lost/Stolen Rolex serial # 4L0K9733 (Submariner)

If you come across a blue Rolex Submariner Serial #4L0K9733 Please report it to New York City Police.
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Old 26 May 2019, 05:09 PM   #92
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is anything on ebay NOT fake or stolen?
I buy often high dollar items from reputable sellers
Out of 700 items bought ...I only had an issue with two
One was stolen and the seller promptly refunded my money
and the other was not working properly ...got a partial refund and fixed it
So to say ...is there anything at eBay not fake or stollen
Does not do justice to all the thousands of honest sellers at eBay
I am sure in your line of work there are rotten apples as well.
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Old 26 May 2019, 05:12 PM   #93
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Hello everyone..

Well today I received an unwelcome call from my local RSC here in the UK advising me they are retaining a watch I took there for service two days ago.

The watch is a Rolex GMT Master 2, 16710, K series from 2001.

I purchased it 10 days ago from a trusted seller on ebay who deals with high end watches. For my peace of mind after receiving it, I took it straight to RSC as it was in need of a proper service. The manual wind wasn't buttery smooth and I wanted the handset replaced. I also wanted to flag the 'stolen or not' status of the watch now, rather than in a year or twos time when I take it to RSC inevitably at a later date. Finding out then that it has been stolen would be a disaster as trying to make a claim against the seller after a certain period would be likely futile. Best to know now.

Anyway , this morning, RSC call me to tell me they're holding onto the watch as their record show it as stolen in Cologne, Germany in 2003!

So if you ever needed proof that Rolex do indeed keep a register of stolen watches, this is it.

To say I'm saddened is an understatement and now begins the process of trying to reclaim my money back. I have contacted the seller and he too was shocked and has said verbally on the phone he will return my money once he sees the proof from Rolex that they have indeed held the watch back.

I am being advised that Rolex Geneva are being contacted who will forward the information onto Rolex Germany and I am now in limbo land regarding what happens next.

I've spent the entire day scanning and emailing proof of purchase, receipt showing serial number of the watch where and when i purchased it and told everyone I need to tell whats happened and am now awaiting a refund. I just hope its forthcoming.

My advise to anyone who ever buys a second hand Rolex is that you can't be too careful. I've purchased a number of Rolex in this fashion before and never had a problem, but have been caught out with this one. Box and Papers or not, a trip to the RSC seems to me the only sure fire way to check that you've actually bought a watch that does or doesn't have an undesirable history to it.

I do it every time with second hand Rolex and I'm glad I did with this one NOW, so as to prevent the problem biting me on the backside later on when trying to make a claim for a refund will be out of the question

The watch concerned is pictured below......
Most likely there is a police report
Soon you will receive the copy of the report with the relevant numbers
and your seller will refund your money - have you opened a case yet ...at eBay ?
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Old 26 May 2019, 05:23 PM   #94
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I’m very sad to hear this and I’m sure the seller will do the right thing. Good luck
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Old 26 May 2019, 05:43 PM   #95
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Jesus you do realise this was 2016?
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Old 26 May 2019, 06:00 PM   #96
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I’m the OP and this thread is long over.

Long story short, Rolex eventually declared the watch hadn’t been stolen and the watch was serviced as normal and returned. The seller couldn’t have been better. He wrote to Rolex personally to try and clear everything up and was prepared to provide a full refund which in the end wasn’t necessary.

It all worked out well in the end and this was covered in subsequent threads and posts.

Case closed.
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Old 26 May 2019, 11:21 PM   #97
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If you come across a blue Rolex Submariner Serial #4L0K9733 Please report it to New York City Police.
This thread was necro bumped by this post. Helloitsme, please start a new post about your watch so that there is no confusion. These types of posts are usually a one and done.
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Old 29 May 2019, 05:02 AM   #98
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I buy often high dollar items from reputable sellers
Out of 700 items bought ...I only had an issue with two
One was stolen and the seller promptly refunded my money
and the other was not working properly ...got a partial refund and fixed it
So to say ...is there anything at eBay not fake or stollen
Does not do justice to all the thousands of honest sellers at eBay
I am sure in your line of work there are rotten apples as well.
I bought a panerai from a powerseller with 2500 + feedback and no negatives. Watch was fake. Another with the same serial was sold by the same seller a month prior.
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Old 5 June 2019, 05:14 AM   #99
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wow, someone revived this thread from years ago. good read though, glad it all worked out for the op. PITA for sure
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Old 5 June 2019, 08:38 AM   #100
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Still a interesting read in 2019. :) RSC cause a lot of problems with a lot of people in this case and they should be held responsible. They wasted a lot of other peoples' resources.
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Old 16 June 2019, 09:46 PM   #101
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It's not only Rolex, there are plenty of sites out there with a database of stolen watch serial numbers. you can run checks yourself.
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