Fake-O Seiko on ebay
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Fake-O Seiko on ebay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/seiko-automati ... :rk:1:pf:0
I've heard that counterfeit Seikos exist but this is the first time I remember seeing an ebay listing for one. Looks like there has been at least 4 buyers. Hopefully nobody really thought they were getting a SARB035. It seems to me it would be better for the seller to post real pictures and then send a fake, hopefully a better one than this. Or maybe at this price they know they're not fooling anyone. Any thoughts?
I've heard that counterfeit Seikos exist but this is the first time I remember seeing an ebay listing for one. Looks like there has been at least 4 buyers. Hopefully nobody really thought they were getting a SARB035. It seems to me it would be better for the seller to post real pictures and then send a fake, hopefully a better one than this. Or maybe at this price they know they're not fooling anyone. Any thoughts?
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Is there a way to flag this? That is really bad. Literally every detail is wrong. At least it isn't advertised as a SARB, but still.
Also, the most surprising thing is the seller is in Tennessee! Even the bracelet clasp is all wrong, and the font is way off. Here is a pic of the advertised bracelet along with a couple pics of my 035.
This could be like one of those games you played as a kid where you have to spot the differences between two like pictures! You may have stumbled upon a great thread idea(thanks to me of course lol).
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Also, the most surprising thing is the seller is in Tennessee! Even the bracelet clasp is all wrong, and the font is way off. Here is a pic of the advertised bracelet along with a couple pics of my 035.
This could be like one of those games you played as a kid where you have to spot the differences between two like pictures! You may have stumbled upon a great thread idea(thanks to me of course lol).
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Re: Fake G-Shocks on eBay?
This seller (jaimeswatches) has a number of G-Shocks at steeply discounted prices. But when you look at the seller feedback, there are about 20 buyers that report getting a fake G-Shock. Then again many more buyers appear to be happy with their purchases. My inclination is to stay far away.
Has anyone here ever seen a fake G-Shock?
Listings here
https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?item=15 ... es&_sop=15
Feedback here
https://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI. ... nterval=30
Has anyone here ever seen a fake G-Shock?
Listings here
https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?item=15 ... es&_sop=15
Feedback here
https://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI. ... nterval=30
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Another Fake-O Seiko on ebay
This time people are actually bidding on it. Not good.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Seiko-Wrist-Wa ... _Auction=1
[img]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/j9kAAOSw ... -l1600.jpg[/img]
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Seiko-Wrist-Wa ... _Auction=1
[img]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/j9kAAOSw ... -l1600.jpg[/img]
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Re: Another Fake-O Seiko on ebay
I reported it. That one is bad. They even show that it is a 4r movement in their own pictures! Let alone a white effing date wheel! Good find and eff them. If they want to sell it as a mod, I am all for it. But don't you dare try to pass that off as a SARB.yinzburgher wrote:This time people are actually bidding on it. Not good.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Seiko-Wrist-Wa ... _Auction=1
[img]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/j9kAAOSw ... -l1600.jpg[/img]
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Also, where are they getting these cases/bracelets? I could use one for a future mod project.
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Re: Fake-O Seiko on ebay
I ran across this video on the Youtubes. It appears to be the same Fake-O (Feiko?).
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Re: Fake-O Seiko on ebay
A lot of these Seiko Prospex divers out of India on eBay are tempting. Many of them look 100% like the real thing. Some of them may in fact be the real deal. I tend to think that a majority of them are likely Frankenwatches rather than outright fakes. And then some of them just don't quite look right and it's tough to make out what looks "off" about them. And still others are blatantly obviously fakes. This one was one of those that I knew didn't look right but it wasn't immediately obvious what was wrong. It took a few seconds to notice that the watch was completely missing crownguards, and I could tell there was something funny with the insert but wasn't sure what. Then when you pull up an image of the real deal next to it, you realize just how bad it is....the numbers on the insert....the bezel itself...the seconds hand....the crown....that freakin chapter ring.....ERRMMAAHGURHD!!WHAT A MESS!!!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SEIKO-SAMURAI- ... SwzCNcviOX
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SEIKO-SAMURAI- ... SwzCNcviOX
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Re: Fake-O Seiko on ebay
The YouTuber Just One More Watch got stung with one of these SARB Feikos.
If the price is too good to be true, then...
If the price is too good to be true, then...
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Re: Fake-O Seiko on ebay
I see so many of these that I will not buy any Citizen or Seiko watches from sellers in India. Every watch I have tried to buy from an Indian seller has turned out to be fake or franken and misrepresented, or never arrived, and then a painful refund process. Never again.yinzburgher wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2019 2:09 am A lot of these Seiko Prospex divers out of India on eBay are tempting. Many of them look 100% like the real thing. Some of them may in fact be the real deal. I tend to think that a majority of them are likely Frankenwatches rather than outright fakes. And then some of them just don't quite look right and it's tough to make out what looks "off" about them. And still others are blatantly obviously fakes. This one was one of those that I knew didn't look right but it wasn't immediately obvious what was wrong. It took a few seconds to notice that the watch was completely missing crownguards, and I could tell there was something funny with the insert but wasn't sure what. Then when you pull up an image of the real deal next to it, you realize just how bad it is....the numbers on the insert....the bezel itself...the seconds hand....the crown....that freakin chapter ring.....ERRMMAAHGURHD!!WHAT A MESS!!!
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Re: Fake-O Seiko on ebay
Could be a Franken... the bezel insert, chapter ring and caseback look like the Thai Ltd edition Snm015. These first gen steel Samurais (not the Ti versions) also lacked crown guards, but the case on this one still looks off.yinzburgher wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2019 2:09 am A lot of these Seiko Prospex divers out of India on eBay are tempting. Many of them look 100% like the real thing. Some of them may in fact be the real deal. I tend to think that a majority of them are likely Frankenwatches rather than outright fakes. And then some of them just don't quite look right and it's tough to make out what looks "off" about them. And still others are blatantly obviously fakes. This one was one of those that I knew didn't look right but it wasn't immediately obvious what was wrong. It took a few seconds to notice that the watch was completely missing crownguards, and I could tell there was something funny with the insert but wasn't sure what. Then when you pull up an image of the real deal next to it, you realize just how bad it is....the numbers on the insert....the bezel itself...the seconds hand....the crown....that freakin chapter ring.....ERRMMAAHGURHD!!WHAT A MESS!!!
[img]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Xa4AAOSw ... -l1600.jpg[/img][img]https://production-fratellowatches.netd ... 239537.jpg[/img]
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SEIKO-SAMURAI- ... SwzCNcviOX
SNM015
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Re: Fake-O Seiko on ebay
Oh wow. Didn't know that Samurai existed. I guess it's a Franken using parts from that one.ShoreFire77 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2019 8:09 amCould be a Franken... the bezel insert, chapter ring and caseback look like the Thai Ltd edition Snm015. These first gen steel Samurais (not the Ti versions) also lacked crown guards, but the case on this one still looks off.yinzburgher wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2019 2:09 am A lot of these Seiko Prospex divers out of India on eBay are tempting. Many of them look 100% like the real thing. Some of them may in fact be the real deal. I tend to think that a majority of them are likely Frankenwatches rather than outright fakes. And then some of them just don't quite look right and it's tough to make out what looks "off" about them. And still others are blatantly obviously fakes. This one was one of those that I knew didn't look right but it wasn't immediately obvious what was wrong. It took a few seconds to notice that the watch was completely missing crownguards, and I could tell there was something funny with the insert but wasn't sure what. Then when you pull up an image of the real deal next to it, you realize just how bad it is....the numbers on the insert....the bezel itself...the seconds hand....the crown....that freakin chapter ring.....ERRMMAAHGURHD!!WHAT A MESS!!!
[img]https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Xa4AAOSw ... -l1600.jpg[/img][img]https://production-fratellowatches.netd ... 239537.jpg[/img]
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SEIKO-SAMURAI- ... SwzCNcviOX
SNM015
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Re: Fake-O Seiko on ebay
Yeah, there are a few of those 1st generation Samurais that you just don't see about:yinzburgher wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2019 10:17 amOh wow. Didn't know that Samurai existed. I guess it's a Franken using parts from that one.ShoreFire77 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2019 8:09 am
Could be a Franken... the bezel insert, chapter ring and caseback look like the Thai Ltd edition Snm015. These first gen steel Samurais (not the Ti versions) also lacked crown guards, but the case on this one still looks off.
SNM015
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Still not convinced by the Ebay listing, though. AFAIK, all 1st Gen Samurais had an extra pair of (filled) holes drilled into the case, as you can see on the white dialled SNM009 above. (Do these serve a purpose? Are they purely aesthetic? No idea). The watch in the listing seems to lack these:
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Oh well, guess I'm overthinking it for a watch I have no intention of bidding on. If I had money to burn I'd probably buy it, just to satisfy my curiosity. But I don't, so...
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Re: Fake-O Seiko on ebay
Lately I've been seeing alot more of the Golden Turtles and Orange Turtles coming out of India. I think the gold ones actually look pretty good. The STO Sammy on the other hand.......
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Seiko-Mens-Aut ... ctupt=true
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SEIKO-AUTOMATI ... SwFMtcpYK4
https://www.ebay.com/itm/MENS-SEIKO-AUT ... Swo8NcvIDt
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Seiko-Mens-Aut ... ctupt=true
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SEIKO-AUTOMATI ... SwFMtcpYK4
https://www.ebay.com/itm/MENS-SEIKO-AUT ... Swo8NcvIDt