I'd love a Yacht-Master

[Lol-x]

I can't work this auction out.........

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rolex-Yacht-Mast...3A1|240%3A1318

I just don't get it

What a terrible auction.

Obviously not up to me but if I was e-bay I would delete the seller for putting an auction up like this where the seller professes to have expertise, but the last photograph shows clearly he is selling a fake.

[Flaxmoore]

Everything else looks clean, but isn't the movement wrong?

[Andad]

OMG Stephen - a Wolex Wirstwatch with the new owner adjustable movement.

Run Run.

[ArizonaHD]

He is selling a fake, and that listing looks like a VeRO infraction for eBay as well.

[JimW]

Looks more like a trolling boat master than a yacth-master. Sad part is some poor not knowing soul may buy the POS. Makes me wonder if the sellers id got hacked and he is numb to it?

[tudorman8276]

...Steve, it does NOT make sense.

...has anyone messaged the seller to mention to him that the last pic is clearly that of a COUNTERFEIT movement??

...he MAY have forgotten to post up the pic of a GENUINE YM movement.

Stan.

[onkyo]

Originally Posted by tudorman8276

...Steve, it does NOT make sense.

...has anyone messaged the seller to mention to him that the last pic is clearly that of a COUNTERFEIT movement??

...he MAY have forgotten to post up the pic of a GENUINE YM movement.

Stan.

Stan, I messaged him a little while ago that the mov't is clearly fake. Let's see if he answers.

[Lol-x]

It isn't just the last photograph, but the whole series of watches (background the same) that shows that this watch is entirely fake.

Roger that!

[tudorman8276]

...if you look closely at the CORNERS of the folding clasp you will see that these CORNERS are ROUNDED as opposed to squared.

...as others have pointed out, the movement is COUNTERFEIT...PERIOD.

...LADY CASPER has been summoned.

Stan.

[meloncap78]

I only live an hour from him. Want me to go rough him up a bit?

[Alcan]

Steve, the watch has one of the most common errors of counterfeits. The "M" in Master is incorrect. On a genuine Rolex, the centre "V" portion does not extend down to the baseline but stops 1/2 way down. Check out the "M" in the following 2 pix. First is authentic, second is counterfeit.

Now, as to that ETA 2824-2 movement........

[JJ Irani]

That's a 100% cheap fake.....even that bracelet looks terrible....with many links missing!!

Here's what the original Oysterlock bracelet should look like!!

[Andad]

I reported it to Ebay as a fake at the same time I posted my reply here.

[tudorman8276]

Originally Posted by directioneng

I reported it to Ebay as a fake at the same time I posted my reply here.

...these power sellers take a little longer to get something looked at removed. Sometimes days.

...we just have to let eBay run it's course.

...I reported it yesterday. The more that report, the better!

Stan.

[Bisquitlips]

I don't think that watch is genuine in any sense of the word. As a matter of fact it is a very poor fake!

I think the takeoff on how to spot a fake is just a part of the scam!

[Andad]

I sent him a message via Ebay advising him that the watch was a fake and that the movement wasn't a Rolex movement. I suggested that he remove the listing to protect his Ebay standing - this was his reply.


"It does have the rolex movement. How can you tell from a photo it doesnt. I do thank you for your help".

[tudorman8276]

Originally Posted by directioneng

I sent him a message via Ebay advising him that the watch was a fake and that the movement wasn't a Rolex movement. I suggested that he remove the listing to protect his Ebay standing - this was his reply.


"It does have the rolex movement. How can you tell from a photo it doesnt. I do thank you for your help".

...and this guy is supposed to know Rolex?????????

...I am going to see if LADY CASPER can't make this happen a little faster.

Stan.

[tudorman8276]

...eBay's buttons HARDER.

...sometimes these are so frustrating when they are power sellers, but what is WORSE, is an IGNORANT power seller that does NOT have a clue.

...wonder if our "ego" hammered friends will be along for this one??

Stan.

[tudorman8276]

...lest we forget it.

...I will contact eBay DIRECT immediately after making this post.

...for the life of me, I do NOT understand W H Y eBay has N O T yet removed it.

Stan.

[Ed Rooney]

I couldn't get past that R863698 serial number. Generally fakes with that serial are better quality, with ETA movements and proper cyclops magnification, but still would not pass close inspection.

[cmr]

Originally Posted by Alcan

Steve, the watch has one of the most common errors of counterfeits. The "M" in Master is incorrect. On a genuine Rolex, the centre "V" portion does not extend down to the baseline but stops 1/2 way down. Check out the "M" in the following 2 pix. First is authentic, second is counterfeit.

Now, as to that ETA 2824-2 movement........

you don't have to look that close, the crown is too thick and the cg's are all wrong.

[tudorman8276]

...eBay FINARRY pulled the plug on that beauty.

Stan.

[Ed Rooney]

Nice.

[Andad]

I sent Ebay a second message and suggested that they would be responsible if this Folex was sold. I expect they got quite a few emails on this one.

[Lol-x]

Well done guys, I hope that you saved someone a lot of time, money, frustration, anguish, and disappointment.

[onkyo]

Originally Posted by directioneng

I sent Ebay a second message and suggested that they would be responsible if this Folex was sold. I expect they got quite a few emails on this one.

Wow did that take a long time to get taken down. I also sent ebay a couple of emails about this one. Good job everyone!

[springer]

Wow, great job on this one.