closing tag is in template navbar
timefactors watches



TZ-UK Fundraiser
Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast
Results 1 to 50 of 115

Thread: New Everest on eBay already

  1. #1
    Administrator swanbourne's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    Sheffield, England
    Posts
    47,490

    New Everest on eBay already

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Smiths-Ev...oAAOSwYMxfaNkm

    I can't identify the seller from the username.

    Eddie
    Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".

  2. #2
    Grand Master wileeeeeey's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2017
    Location
    N/A
    Posts
    19,004
    Were there many orders to Birmingham, Eddie?

  3. #3
    Grand Master AlphaOmega's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Trinovantum
    Posts
    11,313
    The ad states the warranty is dated 24 Sept 2020.

  4. #4
    Master blackal's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2012
    Location
    Scottish Borders
    Posts
    9,534
    For £2.99 - you can find out his paypal address...........

    (might help)

  5. #5
    Journeyman fogar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2020
    Location
    Spain
    Posts
    196
    No surprise, the previous model usually fetches around 480 quid...

    By the way, is there any kind of limit in the number of watches anyone can buy on a single order?
    Last edited by fogar; 22nd September 2020 at 11:27.

  6. #6
    Journeyman fm.tz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2020
    Location
    England, England
    Posts
    173
    Quote Originally Posted by swanbourne View Post
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Smiths-Ev...oAAOSwYMxfaNkm

    I can't identify the seller from the username.

    Eddie
    Do you know who got which serial number? Could it be narrowed down by that?

  7. #7
    Grand Master magirus's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2003
    Location
    Up North hinny
    Posts
    39,473
    Meanwhile there'll be longstanding members here who had input to the design of the watch who missed out. Of course it's the seller's to do with as he wishes, but it stinks all the same. IMHO.
    F.T.F.A.

  8. #8
    Journeyman fm.tz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2020
    Location
    England, England
    Posts
    173
    Quote Originally Posted by magirus View Post
    Meanwhile there'll be longstanding members here who had input to the design of the watch who missed out. Of course it's the seller's to do with as he wishes, but it stinks all the same. IMHO.
    True but ‘flippers’ should be banned if identifiable.


    Tempus non expectat virum et aestus.

  9. #9
    Administrator swanbourne's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    Sheffield, England
    Posts
    47,490
    It was shipped on the 17th but there's nobody called Jason on that date. I think it might be 0820866.

    Eddie
    Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".

  10. #10
    Journeyman
    Join Date
    May 2018
    Location
    Sweden
    Posts
    91
    I agree, flippers should be banned.


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  11. #11
    Grand Master magirus's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2003
    Location
    Up North hinny
    Posts
    39,473
    Quote Originally Posted by fm.tz View Post
    True but ‘flippers’ should be banned if identifiable.


    Tempus non expectat virum et aestus.
    Flipping is a legitimate part of this hobby, what we have here is a profiteer.
    F.T.F.A.

  12. #12
    Journeyman fogar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2020
    Location
    Spain
    Posts
    196
    Quote Originally Posted by fm.tz View Post
    True but ‘flippers’ should be banned if identifiable.
    But flippers have friends with different addresses, there's not much you can do about it.

  13. #13
    Journeyman fm.tz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2020
    Location
    England, England
    Posts
    173
    Quote Originally Posted by fogar View Post
    But flippers have friends with different addresses, there's not much you can do about it.
    Sad that people can so easily be selfish tw@ts.


    Tempus non expectat virum et aestus.

  14. #14
    Administrator swanbourne's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    Sheffield, England
    Posts
    47,490
    I know who it is and he's now banned.

    Eddie
    Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".

  15. #15
    Journeyman
    Join Date
    May 2018
    Location
    Sweden
    Posts
    91
    Good on you Eddie and good riddance to him.


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  16. #16
    Master carlyrox's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Location
    Sheffield, (UK) and Bedar, (Spain).
    Posts
    1,983
    Quote Originally Posted by swanbourne View Post
    I know who it is and he's now banned.

    Eddie
    Excellent and rightly so.

  17. #17
    Grand Master magirus's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2003
    Location
    Up North hinny
    Posts
    39,473
    Quote Originally Posted by swanbourne View Post
    I know who it is and he's now banned.

    Eddie
    Bravo!
    F.T.F.A.

  18. #18
    Master
    Join Date
    Dec 2013
    Location
    Coulsdon
    Posts
    1,263
    Quote Originally Posted by swanbourne View Post
    I know who it is and he's now banned.

    Eddie
    👍👍👍

  19. #19
    Grand Master wileeeeeey's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2017
    Location
    N/A
    Posts
    19,004
    Was it a regular poster?

  20. #20
    Master freeloader's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    Salop - Not by the sea
    Posts
    2,260
    Quote Originally Posted by swanbourne View Post
    I know who it is and he's now banned.

    Eddie
    Quite right too.

  21. #21
    Journeyman fm.tz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2020
    Location
    England, England
    Posts
    173
    Quote Originally Posted by swanbourne View Post
    I know who it is and he's now banned.

    Eddie
    Excellent - very pleased to hear it.

  22. #22
    Administrator swanbourne's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    Sheffield, England
    Posts
    47,490
    Quote Originally Posted by wileeeeeey View Post
    Was it a regular poster?
    He had a post count of 2. Joined 17 June 2020, last activity 19 June 2020.

    Eddie
    Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".

  23. #23
    Master
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    ' EXEMPLO DUCEMUS '
    Posts
    5,770
    It was his watch, so he can sell it where he wants. Is there another rule stating any different.

    Wrong to be banned, imo.

  24. #24
    Grand Master number2's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2011
    Location
    North and South.
    Posts
    30,573
    Quote Originally Posted by MADDOG View Post
    It was his watch, so he can sell it where he wants. Is there another rule stating any different.

    Wrong to be banned, imo.
    Quite a lot of us know your views on the subject of "buying and selling" for profit.
    "Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."

    'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.

  25. #25
    Journeyman fm.tz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2020
    Location
    England, England
    Posts
    173
    Quote Originally Posted by MADDOG View Post
    It was his watch, so he can sell it where he wants. Is there another rule stating any different.

    Wrong to be banned, imo.
    Try buying and immediately selling a Rolex, Omega, etc. The AD will never let you in the shop again.

  26. #26
    Master Papa Hotel's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Not Edinburgh
    Posts
    7,487
    Quote Originally Posted by MADDOG View Post
    It was his watch, so he can sell it where he wants. Is there another rule stating any different.

    Wrong to be banned, imo.
    You're free to enforce your own rules on your own forum, concerning the products of your own watch brands.

  27. #27
    Master
    Join Date
    Jul 2011
    Location
    North Wales
    Posts
    4,072
    Quote Originally Posted by swanbourne View Post
    I know who it is and he's now banned.

    Eddie
    Immediate sanction, excellent.

  28. #28
    Grand Master number2's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2011
    Location
    North and South.
    Posts
    30,573
    Quote Originally Posted by swanbourne View Post
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Smiths-Ev...oAAOSwYMxfaNkm

    I can't identify the seller from the username.

    Eddie
    This episode comes as no surprise, all the excellent reviews, and YouTube vids, TF watches are now bound to be attractive to those in search of a quick buck, I expect the Navigator and Silver Jubilee to be oversubscribed, unfortunately it's people who take an interest in the development of the product who ultimately miss out.
    Well done for the ban.
    "Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."

    'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.

  29. #29
    Master
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    ' EXEMPLO DUCEMUS '
    Posts
    5,770
    Quote Originally Posted by Papa Hotel View Post
    You're free to enforce your own rules on your own forum, concerning the products of your own watch brands.
    I realise that, but you cannot make them up as you go along. But I still think it's wrong for the seller to be banned for trying to sell a TF's product somewhere else.

  30. #30
    Master
    Join Date
    Sep 2018
    Location
    Isle of Ynys Mon, Wales
    Posts
    3,569
    Blog Entries
    1
    Quote Originally Posted by MADDOG View Post
    I realise that, but you cannot make them up as you go along. But I still think it's wrong for the seller to be banned for trying to sell a TF's product somewhere else.
    Now MADDOG! You know he wasn't banned for selling elsewhere.

  31. #31
    Administrator swanbourne's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    Sheffield, England
    Posts
    47,490
    Quote Originally Posted by MADDOG View Post
    I realise that, but you cannot make them up as you go along. But I still think it's wrong for the seller to be banned for trying to sell a TF's product somewhere else.
    He deprived someone else of that watch. If he decided that it was too small or he simply didn't like it, he could have offered it on the forum for what he paid for it.

    Eddie
    Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".

  32. #32
    Master blackal's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2012
    Location
    Scottish Borders
    Posts
    9,534
    Quote Originally Posted by MADDOG View Post
    I realise that, but you cannot make them up as you go along. But I still think it's wrong for the seller to be banned for trying to sell a TF's product somewhere else.
    You really can.

    2 posts since joining (recently) - obvioius what the reason for joining, is.

    I'm supportive of the ban - but of course, he will simply re-join in time for the next bit of profit.

  33. #33
    Grand Master magirus's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2003
    Location
    Up North hinny
    Posts
    39,473
    Quote Originally Posted by swanbourne View Post
    He deprived someone else of that watch. If he decided that it was too small or he simply didn't like it, he could have offered it on the forum for what he paid for it.

    Eddie
    Hear hear.
    F.T.F.A.

  34. #34
    Grand Master AlphaOmega's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Trinovantum
    Posts
    11,313
    Eddie isn't stopping him from selling it on eBay.

    He's just banned him from the forum and I suspect from future direct purchases from TF.

    As the proprietor of a business, it's perfectly up to him to make that call.

  35. #35
    Journeyman fogar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2020
    Location
    Spain
    Posts
    196
    Quote Originally Posted by swanbourne View Post
    He deprived someone else of that watch. If he decided that it was too small or he simply didn't like it, he could have offered it on the forum for what he paid for it.

    Eddie
    But what if he doesn't have access to the sales corner?

  36. #36
    Grand Master AlphaOmega's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Trinovantum
    Posts
    11,313
    Sales posts masquerading as normal posts are frowned on, but it would have been fine for the seller to ask for advice on what he could do.

    So if anyone else is in the same position, ask on a thread. Someone will help you if EP is busy.

  37. #37
    Grand Master Wallasey Runner's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2015
    Location
    Wirral - North West England
    Posts
    15,264
    Well done Eddie and sad to see the 'it's his watch he can do what he wants with it' brigade chirping their usual crap again. Name and shame.

  38. #38
    Master blackal's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2012
    Location
    Scottish Borders
    Posts
    9,534
    Quote Originally Posted by fogar View Post
    But what if he doesn't have access to the sales corner?
    I am sure that Eddie would have faciltated that (providing it was not for profit) - BUT, the purchaser is quite clearly only in pursuit of profit.

  39. #39
    Grand Master
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    sussex uk
    Posts
    15,483
    Blog Entries
    1
    Quote Originally Posted by number2 View Post
    Quite a lot of us know your views on the subject of "buying and selling" for profit.
    I knew he would be along with his "excuse"

  40. #40
    Master Kirk280's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2012
    Location
    Manchester
    Posts
    7,051
    Quote Originally Posted by Wallasey Runner View Post
    Well done Eddie and sad to see the 'it's his watch he can do what he wants with it' brigade chirping their usual crap again. Name and shame.
    +1. Well done indeed.

  41. #41
    Grand Master wileeeeeey's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2017
    Location
    N/A
    Posts
    19,004
    Quote Originally Posted by MADDOG View Post
    It was his watch, so he can sell it where he wants. Is there another rule stating any different.

    Wrong to be banned, imo.
    Luckily I was sitting down when I read this. Imagine you being ok with someone buying to flip for a profit. So out of character.

  42. #42
    Master
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    ' EXEMPLO DUCEMUS '
    Posts
    5,770
    Quote Originally Posted by swanbourne View Post
    He deprived someone else of that watch. If he decided that it was too small or he simply didn't like it, he could have offered it on the forum for what he paid for it.

    Eddie

    Well that's a different thing altogether. A bit jack of him, knowing fine well that there a very large waiting list for these watches.

  43. #43
    Master
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    ' EXEMPLO DUCEMUS '
    Posts
    5,770
    Quote Originally Posted by number2 View Post
    Quite a lot of us know your views on the subject of "buying and selling" for profit.

    WHERE, In any of my comments did I ever mention, ' Bullying and Selling '.

  44. #44
    Grand Master Dave+63's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2012
    Location
    East Sussex
    Posts
    15,914
    Quote Originally Posted by MADDOG View Post
    Well that's a different thing altogether. A bit jack of him, knowing fine well that there a very large waiting list for these watches.
    There’s no waiting list, it was first come, first served!

    Whilst it’s true that it’s the buyer’s watch to do as he pleases, it’s also true that it’s Eddie’s business and forum so he can choose who stays or goes and who he wants to sell his watches to in the future.

    It’s also a fact that the values reached for these sales on eBay only serve to increase demand for his watches (a la Rolex), so good to see that he’s actually trying to discourage this sort of behaviour and allow genuine enthusiasts to enjoy his watches.

  45. #45
    Grand Master number2's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2011
    Location
    North and South.
    Posts
    30,573
    Quote Originally Posted by MADDOG View Post
    WHERE, In any of my comments did I ever mention, ' Bullying and Selling '.
    You've been caught out as a quasi dealer in the past,
    "Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."

    'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.

  46. #46
    Master
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    ' EXEMPLO DUCEMUS '
    Posts
    5,770
    Quote Originally Posted by number2 View Post
    You've been caught out as a quasi dealer in the past,

    End ex.

  47. #47
    Journeyman
    Join Date
    Jun 2020
    Location
    Australia
    Posts
    74
    Quite disappointing to see ppl actually bulk order the watch so that they can make it as side hustle. And for watch enthusiasts like myself waited for mths that keen to get the watch and only been told their order has been cancel because diskhead like this snatch all the extra to make some cash out of it.....
    It defeat the whole purpose of Eddie effort making limited number to be appreciate and enjoy by watch fans.
    Last edited by billa84; 23rd September 2020 at 07:43.

  48. #48
    As someone who's still holding their breath on whether my 36mm will get canceled, seeing this annoys me. We see the same thing happen with sneaker enthusiasts. Ruins the whole fun for everyone.

  49. #49
    Apprentice
    Join Date
    Aug 2020
    Location
    Cracow, Poland
    Posts
    9
    Sad to see it happen, especially with so many of us missing out on this one. I'm one from the 'cancelled' group, so it hits hard like a truck. But that's how the world is, huh?

  50. #50
    Master bond's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Posts
    3,067
    Blog Entries
    1
    Quote Originally Posted by swanbourne View Post
    I know who it is and he's now banned.

    Eddie
    Dirty rotten little prospering , grabbing swine. Hope it was worth it to him to make on it or miss out being on the forum. Makes me sick people doing that . Absolute rat

    Sent from my ANE-LX1 using Tapatalk

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Do Not Sell My Personal Information