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Daniel Dravot · 13 August 2018, 01:42 PM

Today I went looking for fakes on eBay.com. I ran a search for Rolex, with Newly Listed as the filter. The scams, replicas and compromised accounts jump out at you if you know what to look for.

I ran through a few until I came upon a Sub 16610 for $100. The first thing I checked was the seller’s registration, which was 22 July, ‘18. Then I checked his other items for sale: a pack of nicotine gum, a Nixon watch for $79, the Sub, a Cartier and a Panerai, all three at $100.

When I saw he had feed-back of three, with a single purchase and sales of two nicotine gum packs totaling less than $100, I reported the three expensive watch auctions as scams.

There were two funny things about his listings: he was donating part of his sales proceeds to charity through eBay, and the Sub auction was stolen from Becker Time, photos, copy verbatim and all, down to the Becker Time warranty. The charity contribution diversion was a nice touch.

Then I sent the seller a message, telling him the charity contribution from the proceeds of scam auctions was an hilarious move. His response was swift and colorful, colorful enough in fact to warrant a report to eBay.

The three watch auctions were removed almost immediately and the seller was banned within 15 minutes of the report to eBay for inappropriate language.

All in all, a very good result.

J_1964 · 13 August 2018, 01:54 PM

Bravo David! Nice Work! Nice Tactical Methodology As Well. I'm going to borrow some of that for my own use...

hnn17 · 13 August 2018, 05:35 PM

Good work.

katana · 15 August 2018, 01:22 AM

Bravo Daniel ��

Etschell · 15 August 2018, 02:33 AM

awesome.

skkali168 · 15 August 2018, 02:53 AM

Good work!!

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GradyPhilpott · 15 August 2018, 04:29 AM

You should post the colorful response in the joke section where colorful language is allowed.

junamuan · 15 August 2018, 04:43 AM

good samaritan

J_1964 · 16 August 2018, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by J_1964

Bravo David! Nice Work! Nice Tactical Methodology As Well. I'm going to borrow some of that for my own use...

Sorry, Daniel!

13 August 2018, 01:42 PM	#1
Daniel Dravot Banned Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 42	A cute story Today I went looking for fakes on eBay.com. I ran a search for Rolex, with Newly Listed as the filter. The scams, replicas and compromised accounts jump out at you if you know what to look for. I ran through a few until I came upon a Sub 16610 for $100. The first thing I checked was the seller’s registration, which was 22 July, ‘18. Then I checked his other items for sale: a pack of nicotine gum, a Nixon watch for $79, the Sub, a Cartier and a Panerai, all three at $100. When I saw he had feed-back of three, with a single purchase and sales of two nicotine gum packs totaling less than $100, I reported the three expensive watch auctions as scams. There were two funny things about his listings: he was donating part of his sales proceeds to charity through eBay, and the Sub auction was stolen from Becker Time, photos, copy verbatim and all, down to the Becker Time warranty. The charity contribution diversion was a nice touch. Then I sent the seller a message, telling him the charity contribution from the proceeds of scam auctions was an hilarious move. His response was swift and colorful, colorful enough in fact to warrant a report to eBay. The three watch auctions were removed almost immediately and the seller was banned within 15 minutes of the report to eBay for inappropriate language. All in all, a very good result.

13 August 2018, 01:54 PM	#2
J_1964 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Real Name: Jim Location: NoCal USA Watch: 16710 Posts: 1,955	Bravo David! Nice Work! Nice Tactical Methodology As Well. I'm going to borrow some of that for my own use... Last edited by J_1964; 13 August 2018 at 01:58 PM.. Reason: Additional Info

15 August 2018, 01:22 AM	#4
katana "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: Paradis Location: Sweden Watch: Sub.1680/ Datejust Posts: 885	Bravo Daniel �� __________________

15 August 2018, 02:33 AM	#5
Etschell "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: FL Watch: platinum sub Posts: 15,884	awesome. __________________ If you wind it, they will run. 25 or 6 to 4.

15 August 2018, 04:29 AM	#7
GradyPhilpott 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Mexico Watch: 116710 BLNR Posts: 34,347	You should post the colorful response in the joke section where colorful language is allowed. __________________ JJ Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner

13 August 2018, 05:35 PM	#3
hnn17 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Sydney Posts: 266	Good work.

15 August 2018, 02:53 AM	#6
skkali168 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Real Name: RP Location: irvine Watch: 116689 Posts: 1,222	Good work!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

15 August 2018, 04:43 AM	#8
junamuan "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Real Name: Jun Location: Vancouver, BC Watch: BLNR Posts: 672	good samaritan

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