J7son suspicious listing

[aparker973]

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=704503

*I may be wrong* but proceed with caution!

1) Price is very attractive
2) Two pictures are lifted from past posts on TRF and otherwise. Those posts are from before the warranty card date in his post.
3) I had an amicable e-mail chain with him with a couple more flags (including more pictures that were lifted from yet even more old classifieds), and general non-chalance to my concerns.

[CorradoBrit]

Very suspicious. Also selling a Daytona with diff style pics, backgrounds etc
https://www.rolexforums.com/showthre...3#post10072203

Tread cautiously.

[BigAppleBill]

Yep. I spotted this too. This CB is being offered at a fire sale price. He could sell directly to a grey for more.

[aparker973]

Looks like he's banned now. Thanks mods!

I'll tell you what, though. Looking at his post history, existence of TRF feedback (even if it's only 1), and considering our brief interaction (polite, prompt responses)... it didn't feel like a slam dunk accusation to make publicly here. Once the first card fell, the house was history, but these scammers are getting better. Maybe even making a few small transactions go well in order to get a bigger win down the road.

Be careful out there!

[CorradoBrit]

Originally Posted by aparker973

Looks like he's banned now. Thanks mods!

I'll tell you what, though. Looking at his post history, existence of TRF feedback (even if it's only 1), and considering our brief interaction (polite, prompt responses)... it didn't feel like a slam dunk accusation to make publicly here. Once the first card fell, the house was history, but these scammers are getting better. Maybe even making a few small transactions go well in order to get a bigger win down the road.

Be careful out there!

Thank you for raising your concerns, which appear well-founded. Gut feelings should not be ignored.
I think it would be good if the mods were able to terminate sleeper accounts. I'm always suspicious of accounts that were established several years ago, see no activity until the scammer plans to spring the trap. Then you see a flurry of BS posts to boost post count just before the scam is put in action.
And this seller 'sold' an IWC earlier in the month. Then all of a sudden 2 high value, highly desirable watches appear.
Always check references, use common sense and if all the dots don't line up ask why and tread cautiously.

[dimag333]

Originally Posted by aparker973

Looks like he's banned now. Thanks mods!

I'll tell you what, though. Looking at his post history, existence of TRF feedback (even if it's only 1), and considering our brief interaction (polite, prompt responses)... it didn't feel like a slam dunk accusation to make publicly here. Once the first card fell, the house was history, but these scammers are getting better. Maybe even making a few small transactions go well in order to get a bigger win down the road.

Be careful out there!

another reason regardless of history to never wire for me

steve

[ThatExplorer]

This is why I enjoy F2F is great to meet people talk watched over a meal and drink and just safer for everyone. Have a member coming from a different city on Friday, looking forward to meeting him as well.


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