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Old 9 December 2005, 12:36 PM   #1
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Deal of the Century or Crap?

Do you mind if you check this out for me? It seems like a great deal but I need your opinions on it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ROLEX-SUBMARINER...QQcmdZViewItem

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Old 9 December 2005, 12:48 PM   #2
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Old 9 December 2005, 02:03 PM   #3
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Been pulled Tyler.

Likely fake.
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Old 9 December 2005, 08:22 PM   #4
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What is that masque Mr.Shearing?

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Old 9 December 2005, 08:24 PM   #5
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What is that masque Mr.Shearing?

Hello GShearing:

Please tell me about the masque or headress you have as a pic under your name?

Reminds me of a guy I knew that drank way too much Hudson Bay Rum!!

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Old 9 December 2005, 08:39 PM   #6
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Do you mind if you check this out for me? It seems like a great deal but I need your opinions on it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ROLEX-SUBMARINER...QQcmdZViewItem

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Hey Tyler. The auction was pulled so it likely was a fake. I'm guessing because I didn't see it, but someone must have reported it or it wouldn't have been pulled
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Old 10 December 2005, 03:39 AM   #7
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Hey Tyler. The auction was pulled so it likely was a fake. I'm guessing because I didn't see it, but someone must have reported it or it wouldn't have been pulled
Normally I'd agree with you, but I bought a Rolex off of ebay and the auction got pulled, and everything was completely fine. Ebay absolutely refused to tell me why the auction was pulled, it utterly infuriated me. Their jack-off customer service people kept telling me "You need to be sure this isn't a rip off before you commit", to which I responded "Then TELL ME WHY YOU PULLED THE AUCTION, @SSHOLES!!!!!"

Their customer service is even worse than all the reports say. Completely useless.
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Old 10 December 2005, 07:38 AM   #8
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Yea, I figured it was a fake considering he would take $1500 for it and only had like two pictures. If that thing was real though........

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Old 10 December 2005, 09:48 AM   #9
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Some of those ebay listings are tempting, but I've been F'd before on ebay and really doubt I would ever buy a Rolex from ebay. Theres just so many fakes out there and some of them look damn good too. Be very careful.

Not saying there aren't good sellers out there, cause there is and I have luck in the past, but nobody gives away a Rolex for peanuts.

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Old 10 December 2005, 10:11 AM   #10
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Hello Tardis.

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Hello GShearing:

Please tell me about the masque or headress you have as a pic under your name?

Reminds me of a guy I knew that drank way too much Hudson Bay Rum!!

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It is one of the ceremonious masks used by Kwakwaka'wakw in Native dances. I know the artist. Here is another one from an artist named Simon Dick who I also know. He carves in Vancouver. This piece sells for $15,000.00 US


The mask carvers are in a lineage of artist stretching back for centuries. The various tribes have different styles and these are from a mid-coast area that is highly regarded world wide for originality and artistry. There are masks for whales, ravens, bears, bees, wolves,etc. It is an Animistic culture where there is a melding of all forms, human and animal. When the dancer wears the masks he "becomes" the creature. Hope that little bit of info helps. There is a book called: The Way of the Masks which is a very learned book by a European Anthropologist, Claude Levi-Strauss. Not the jeans guy!!

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Normally I'd agree with you, but I bought a Rolex off of ebay and the auction got pulled, and everything was completely fine. Ebay absolutely refused to tell me why the auction was pulled, it utterly infuriated me. Their jack-off customer service people kept telling me "You need to be sure this isn't a rip off before you commit", to which I responded "Then TELL ME WHY YOU PULLED THE AUCTION, @SSHOLES!!!!!"

Their customer service is even worse than all the reports say. Completely useless.
I don't doubt you, but that seems strange that they would do that to you and not tell you why. Doesn't make sense. I'd be furious too.
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Some of those ebay listings are tempting, but I've been F'd before on ebay and really doubt I would ever buy a Rolex from ebay. Theres just so many fakes out there and some of them look damn good too. Be very careful.

Not saying there aren't good sellers out there, cause there is and I have luck in the past, but nobody gives away a Rolex for peanuts.
I have to say I've had good luck on eBay. I almost got scammed once, but that was my own fault for taking a chance. But since I paid by credit card, I disputed the charge and was credited back with the funds. I've bought most of my watches on eBay and have been quite satisfied with the results. I've paid anywhere from 40% to 80% of retail. I follow the two golden rules: (1) Buy the seller, not the item; and (2) if the deal looks too good to be true, it is.
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Old 10 December 2005, 05:20 PM   #13
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Hey Mr Shearing, I appreciate your reply and wish to thank you for the information about the masks. In my country there are artifacts, but they are not so impressive as those you have shown.

Thanks again and best wishes for you and yours for Christmas and 2006
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