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Seems a little ambitious - were a couple of PRS-60s that were listed for a more reasonable £350-500 at the same time so not sure why they feel they'll get a sale at that price.
Not Ebay, but on a French forum's sales corner - a brand new, stickered PRS25 gilt has just popped up at 900 Euros. Even allowing for shipping and French VAT that still looks to be about a 100% mark up.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234869978383
Seems a little ambitious - were a couple of PRS-60s that were listed for a more reasonable £350-500 at the same time so not sure why they feel they'll get a sale at that price.
£809.99 asked on eBay for a used PRS-25 Silver Jubillee
https://tinyurl.com/2ur9rcc4
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234869951262
White Dial PRS-25 for $999 too
PRS25 £900
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/295556110291
Ridiculous price but would understand a slight hike for the discontinued 40mm version
The 40mm will have-to come back.Originally Posted by ToeBugShuffle
THIN is the new BLACK
Who is this stinkypinkybangbang chancer?
Fair play if it sells for what he/she’s asking.
Another Honeycomb Everest appears on ebay....
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165972492...Bk9SR9rY1IDYYQ
This was mentioned on the Timefactors Facebook page as being 'optimistic' lets say - now relisted at a more reasonable starting price of £349.
This guy seems to have no problem getting Timefactors watches?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234869940...mis&media=COPY
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The order dates are fairly spread out, some are back end of last year. Also a chance he's buying them at a reasonable price secondhand and then relisting them at a premium?
Eddie - is there any way to work out who they are based on the models they've ordered on the dates? Assuming they're the original owner that is
Wouldn't think there are too many Timefactors customers in Berlin, Connecticut, United States.
Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.
Just 2 but neither has ordered a honeycomb.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
..............and the seller can't even be arsed to compile his own advert - straight copy and paste from Timefactors page!
He's been on the "no buy" list for quite a while but he still managed to list a Commander, which was released after he was blocked.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Wow, two from such a small town? 20,000 inhabitants....
Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Shame but all limited edition releases go this way it seems.
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Clearly this is a concern for Eddie and he’s taking steps such as the ‘no buy’ list and the warranty restrictions in the first year yet people still seem to be able to get what they want and resell for profit. It’s been mentioned already but the lack of members telling us about their orders being confirmed, being excited and then posting incoming pics is stark with this release. Conversely, the number of members saying they don’t even try to buy anything is rising.
The most important aspect is that Eddie’s business does well. He provides us with this facility and we’re all very grateful to him for that. What can or can’t be done about it and how Eddie might change his business model has been debated to death here and nobody has come up with anything better. I’m no businessman so I don’t have a clue.
It's funny how they masked the serial number on the warranty card but not on the back of the watch...
Another one, somewhere in Derby?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225473114...mis&media=COPY
Also has the Jubilee version.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225472874...mis&media=COPY
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Last edited by Martylaa; 10th March 2023 at 17:03.
I've just made him an offer of RRP plus £50 with a side order of guilt. If I get it I'll either keep it or sell it into the forum. Chances?
Haha you aren’t as tight as me then, I offered RRP and it was quickly rejected.
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Feels a bit sad and ironic when established forum members need to start bartering with scalpers to try and land these watches which should be freely available to them in the first place.
If it wasn’t for those bloody banks verification checks taking so long I dare say a few more forum members would have purchased.
I know the ebayer is not selling for RRP tbf, was a bit tongue in cheek my offer.
I’ll get one eventually I’m sure.
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Mine's been rejected too - surprise!! Scalping bar stewards.
Haha, I’m sure we’ll get one at RRP at the next drop mate.
Plenty of time to practice speed typing on the keyboard haha.
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185820458033
”Only worn a few times.” What a surprise!
Relisted for some reason:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185820546091
Last edited by David_D; 19th March 2023 at 17:02.
I saw that - still has the sticker on the back 🙄
Relisted for some reason:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185820546091
With an extra £100 on it!
Wow - a honeycomb PRS-25 just ended at £1150!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354640155698
I like to think that was a couple of members here bumping the price up and never planning to pay!
That's just insane....
Bidding looks suspicious.
Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.
The buyer has 0 votes. No way that was a real bid
Is this a case where the seller gets his mate (who has recently set up a new account) to keep bidding against a genuine purchaser which artificially raises the price? His mate then fails to pay so the seller can then offer the watch to the next 2 or 3 'highest bidders' which in this case would still get him a very good price compared to what he paid last Sunday.
That, or preferably from the seller's perspective, the mate stops just when they think the genuine bidder has likely put their top bid.
Similarly as ebay bidding is automatic - the friend can put in a really high bid and retract it to discover the genuine bidder's top bid.
Either way, the genuine bidder in the highest bidder and is required (as much as ebay can enforce it) to complete the purchase, whereas if they are 2nd or 3rd offers they can decline
Shill bidding is unfortunately not uncommon on eBay though the consequences for those caught doing it can be serious. This can be up to, and including being reported to the relevant law enforcement agencies, as Paul Barrett found out in 2010.
Consequences are usually non-existent.
I have once reported a shill bidding where somebody drove the price of an item up and I was the second highest bidder, he had the audacity to offer it to me at my highest price when I should have bought it at the price where I overbid the third highest bidder. He refused, I reported it to eBay and nothing came of it.
Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.
I did "shill" myself once, increasing the amount I had to pay...
I tried to buy a set of wheels for Mrs Gyp's car. Rather unusual wheel with a specific fitting and there was a lovely new set with no reserve and a low starting price.
I bid, was the only bidder, and just before the auction ended the seller cancelled the auction as the wheels we "no longer available". Then listed them again, and I bid again.
And the same happened again. And Again. And again.
I reckon they were just trying to save on the cost of setting a reserve, but it was a pretty miserable way to do it.
Eventually I arranged for others to shill against me so it looked like there were several buyers interested and there might be a bidding war... and this time it didn't get cancelled. I won and received the wheels.
OK, I paid a few quid above the starting price, but I'd been willing to pay quite a bit more anyway.
Funny old game, eBay.
I never bought anything at eBay. Looking at the posts here I am glad I did not.
Different account but very similar photos!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115741517809
There is a Navigator described as unworn, reasonable price too, but why photograph it with the strap not fitted?
Identical offer text as well. Fraudster alarm.
Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.
Something doesn’t add up does it. Plus the buy it now price is the same as the previous listing supposedly finished at.
More honeycombs on eBay
Same pictures, just cropped.
F.T.F.A.
Relisted at a much lower buy it now with the opening statement:
“This is the same watch being relisted due to a buyer not paying after placing several bids and winning the auction last week.”
Haha maybe my original idea of people bumping up the price and not planning to pay was exactly what happening?
Or someone is on here reading the comments ?!
^ This.
Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.
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