Is This For Real?

[OLD GEEZER]

Man was I wrong.I guess its like the car business saying there is a ass for every seat. Thomas

[MarketHunter]

Some poor soul thinks it's real, that's the whole problem here.

DLH

[Bruce Day]

Originally Posted by Destry L. Hoffard

Some poor soul thinks it's real, that's the whole problem here.

DLH

How do you know that?

[MarketHunter]

Who in their right mind would give over $200 for a cheap $20 watch with a sticker on the dial if they didn't? You can buy a decent 21 jewel railroad grade pocket watch for $250 if you keep your eye out. These kinds of watches are cheaply made, they keep terrible time, and don't last very long.

If you were going to spend this kind of money and knew it was an obvious reproduction / fake why wouldn't you buy a nice high quality vintage watch for the same kind of money then have a decal made for it's dial? That would certainly make a lot more sense to a knowledgeable buyer.

Destry

[winplumber]

[Bruce Day]

I agree with you. Its not the rational approach. But there are people who pay lots of money for anything with Parker on it. For example, these nickel plated square oil bottles with Parker Bros stamped on them that were made in England in the 1980's. They were $40 then. Now you try to find one and I've seen them sell for $100. A person can find another one without Parker on them and pay, what, $60?

And maybe this ebay bidder is not real......I understand some of these sellers submit fake bids to drive prices up then they offer another one and it gets snapped up. I don't know what motivates some of these buyers, maybe he just wants it.

Destry, I'm not saying you are wrong and I'm not trying to start any controversy. Some of these Parker things, well I just shake my head and don't know what they are thinking.

[charlie cleveland]

not me....... charlie

[Bruce Day]

I looked again and the seller has the bidders name hidden. I suspect its one of those ebay schemes where the seller runs the price up himself trying to make it look like there is interest. Just another reason I stay away from ebay.
A scout parent in our troop who tries to make a living off ebay sales told me about this scheme and how it works.

[Autumn Daze]

I gotta admit its kinda cool but that seller is laughing all the way to the bank..

[Old and Reliable]

[quote=Bruce Day;53209]I looked again and the seller has the bidders name hidden. I suspect its one of those ebay schemes where the seller runs the price up himself trying to make it look like there is interest. Just another reason I stay away from ebay. I have my uncle's old Ingersoll RR watch he bought new, with fob, in the 1920's- he called it his "turnip timepiece"- I just bought at a gun show a cheap Chinese copy made up for the "TimePieces- American Historic Society (a non-existent entity, according to my Google recon) but, there was a bonus- I paid $10.00 for this piece of Chink-made junk because it had 2 1921 Morgan silver dollars inside each of the pot metal shells- whether the seller knew this, or if he did, knew what Morgan 1921 Liberty and peace Silver dollars are worth today, i do not know, nor care-

You are 100% right on the E-bay scams- I found a like new Milwaukee (made in Milwaukee WI- like the Harleys ) vaccuum pump, in the box - in a barn salvage deal back in August- I knew it was worth some $- checked e-bay- took it to a dealer friend who specializes in tools- he told me the exact same thing about e-bay- about as trustworthy as a politician running for a "re-up" and how they worked that "false bid scam" he went right to the Milwaukee website, found out this little gem retails for over $700.00, made me a fair offer in three solid figures, and we both made out- I would offer my grandchildren into slavery before I would EVER buy or sell on e-bay- I don't trust Pay-pal any further than i can throw a F-18's landing gear either-