Thrift Store Lotto Win

[blankapdx]

congrats op. wear in good health

[DocHolliday]

Amazing story! Congrats!


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[SunTzu]

Atta boy! Congrats! So cool! Definite pictures when you get it back.

And to the haters? I'm sure you'll apologize in 3...2...1...

[rmlovett1]

Fantastic story! Congratulations!

[dchernikoff]

Congratulations, and thank you for taking us along on the journey with you! A very exciting story with a happy ending, and kudos to you for doing the right thing and verifying it's not stolen, etc. Wear it proudly, it's a one-in-a-million deal!

-Dan

[Jostack]

Originally Posted by SunTzu

Atta boy! Congrats! So cool! Definite pictures when you get it back.

And to the haters? I'm sure you'll apologize in 3...2...1...

It is a great story.

In fairness to the naysayers, the odds were pretty high that the watch had an unclean status. Plenty of things that just seemed odd. Having an opinion that the watch was likely fake or stolen wasn’t necessarily unreasonable .

[Zackwheat]

Love to see the before and after pics when it comes back.

[tkc324]

[sillo]

Originally Posted by Jostack

Having an opinion that the watch was likely fake or stolen wasn’t necessarily unreasonable .

The chances of it being stolen were always there and a reasonable concern. The people swearing up and down it was fake with no justification were just a little upset I think.

[Jostack]

Originally Posted by sillo38

The chances of it being stolen were always there and a reasonable concern. The people swearing up and down it was fake with no justification were just a little upset I think.

Well, I would be lying if I said I weren’t a little jealous of your potential good fortune. Not so much so that I wished a fake or stolen upon you though. And not that you didn’t take a risk. You could have been out a grand pretty easily.

[SunTzu]

Originally Posted by Jostack

Having an opinion that the watch was likely fake or stolen wasn’t necessarily unreasonable .

True, but there were haters. Even telling him he needs to donate to charity cause he got it at Good Will. They're like the 10 dislikes on a YouTube video of adorable puppies with 15k likes.

[USP45Tim]

That's terrific news! However, who is actually going to keep the watch?

[imgook]

No risk no reward! Well done!

[Director EDTF]

Congrats!

[sillo]

To add some more info to the thread on how the whole thing went down







I was watching the F1 Bahrain quali on my phone so I wasn’t really paying attention to her texts lol





Just showing her where the LEC should be



Me still being skeptical









Realized I missed a part of the convo. Just took a screenshot and added it in.

[sillo]

Then we just went back and forth a little until she just pulled the trigger.

[037]

Your mom rocks

[Jostack]

I think it’s going to be a very good mother’s day for her this year...

[sillo]

Originally Posted by USP45Tim

That's terrific news! However, who is actually going to keep the watch?

It's still hers. She not sure of her plan, though she's absolutely keeping it.

Originally Posted by Jostack

I think it’s going to be a very good mother’s day for her this year...

absolutely!

[plat7.3]

Wow, just wow!


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[Autococker07]

Outstanding! I am really happy for you, and hope you really really spoil mom for mother's day! :D she did great!

[crazycarlitos]

Originally Posted by sillo38

The chances of it being stolen were always there and a reasonable concern. The people swearing up and down it was fake with no justification were just a little upset I think.

Originally Posted by sillo38

Then we just went back and forth a little until she just pulled the trigger.

Reason some of us said that it might be fake is exactly the reason u stated in ur text with ur mom. the store said so and the ridiculously low price.

U should let her keep it looks good on her

[Keepchasing]

What a fantastic story! Super kudos to your Mom!!!! Huge congrats!!!

[sillo]

Originally Posted by crazycarlitos

Reason some of us said that it might be fake is exactly the reason u stated in ur text with ur mom. the store said so and the ridiculously low price.

Granted this was before I got my hands on it, opened up the caseback and checked it out with a loupe. Skepticism is one thing, but I was mainly commenting on a few people who were insisting it was fake and when asked what brought them to that conclusion they just said "I'll say no more." or kept referencing super fakes.

Originally Posted by rolexpatek363

They do. It's almost certainly fake.

Originally Posted by rolexpatek363

Yes they do.

I would strongly suggest you PM Haywood Milton. I'm pretty sure it's fake, I'll say no more.

[crazycarlitos]

Originally Posted by sillo38

Granted this was before I got my hands on it, opened up the caseback and checked it out with a loupe. Skepticism is one thing, but I was mainly commenting on a few people who were insisting it was fake and when I asked what brought them to that conclusion they just said "I'll say no more."

Lol I hear u. I thought it looked real in the pics u posted originally.

U knew once u had in ur hand, just like ur mom felt it was real in her hand. Unfortunately, most of us only had the pics.

[Old Geezer]

Originally Posted by sillo38

Large update... received a call from Rolex at lunch saying they’ll be sending me the invoice to confirm the service!

Things are looking good. I’ll post up a piece of the invoice later when I’m home from work.

Excellent ! Very happy for you.

[Indy11]

Truly amazing story! I’d love to know how it got to the thrift store in the first place. If only watches could talk :) congratulations to you and your mom!!!

[Chaching]

Just amazing

[derekhayden]

Congrats and a great story. Guess I will be going with my wife when she goes thrifting now.
With a story like this I definitely would keep this watch for life.

[csaltphoto]

Something is just so off (Other than the OP's good fortune!)

The thing is, it was priced like stolen merchandise. Things like Rolex's (serialized luxury items) fine art, etc can't be sold at full value since their are a lot of restrictions on how the buyer can use them.

I'm guessing the thrift store had some doubts about where it came from. As long as they called it a fake they were in the clear, could play dumb. But a brand new, nearly perfect fake is only around $500. Not sure what a used one would be but maybe $50? If they got it for free (a legitimate donation) but were slightly freaked out about it then $1000 is exactly the price that would attract the right buyer. Would your mom have given it a second look if it was $50?

This is just one of those cases where the stars aligned and conspired to work out for everyone. The thrift store made money (albeit less than they could with but with minimal work) and the OP got a great deal thanks to a sharp eyed mom.