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eelpie · 15 January 2018, 05:29 AM

. . . you've lost the plot.

Looking at an auction like this one my first thought is, 'why should I bid on this?'.

Is it because of the seller's stellar experience / feed-back for selling similar items?

Is it because of his longevity on the site?

Is it because the seller's guarantee of authenticity is so reliable?

The answer, of course, is that there is no earthly reason to believe one syllable in this auction. The seller in this auction would be no more reliable than the stranger sitting next to you on a cross-town bus.

As we all know, eBay does zero vetting prior to letting a new user list items for sale, so IMHO, there is no watch, the description and photos are stolen, and the bidding is high with three days to go not because it's a great deal, but because there are guys out there who see it's a scam, and who are trying to disrupt the process.

15 January 2018, 05:29 AM	#8
eelpie "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: USA Watch: 15223, 6305/2 Posts: 583	If you're looking for a watermark . . . . . . you've lost the plot. Looking at an auction like this one my first thought is, 'why should I bid on this?'. Is it because of the seller's stellar experience / feed-back for selling similar items? Is it because of his longevity on the site? Is it because the seller's guarantee of authenticity is so reliable? The answer, of course, is that there is no earthly reason to believe one syllable in this auction. The seller in this auction would be no more reliable than the stranger sitting next to you on a cross-town bus. As we all know, eBay does zero vetting prior to letting a new user list items for sale, so IMHO, there is no watch, the description and photos are stolen, and the bidding is high with three days to go not because it's a great deal, but because there are guys out there who see it's a scam, and who are trying to disrupt the process.