Hope this is all resolved promptly and smoothly, and was a case of the seller not knowing, as opposed to something more nefarious.

Is there a way to put in a request for your payment to be rescinded? How did you pay?

 

I hope so as well! Unfortunately I paid via e-transfer. Its a method in canada similar to wire. No way to rescind payment.

 

Bugger mate. Sorry to see this happen 😞

 

Hope things turn out right for you.

 

Honestly, checking out the history of the seller would have made me cautious and not wanting to deal with him.
Hope you get it sorted.

 

Agreed. I feel for the OP, but I’m not sure what about the other persons profile gave them a “warm fuzzy” about doing a wire transfer.

 

Sorry to hear this. That movement is an obvious fake. At least you found out now and not after the 5513 was sent

 

Bummer. I hope the seller comes thru for you!

 

Please remove that link. It is in violation of the rules.

 

And i will ask :

Seeing a picture of the movement isn't like the mandatory picture when buying any watch ?

 

...with a "proof of life" on the picture (date, trader's name, etc), otherwise he could make use of any movement (or watch) available online.

 

He told you he'd be unavailable for 4 days and hasn't responded in 4 days? Personally I would have given him another day and the opportunity to make things right before going nuclear. Regardless, I hope everything works out for you.

 

Normally I would agree. I have given him 4 days and lots of red flags have popped up in those 4 days. I didn’t want anyone else to have issues with his other listings in the meantime. Hence I made the decision to post. I will delete and update the listing with a positive review if this gets resolved.

 

I am very this happened to you but thank you very much for the warning and the other posters too that warned what to look for. Pray that this resolves to your favor.

 

Oh man, so sorry to hear about this. I really hope you get it resolved, my fingers are crossed for you.

 

The Gumtree fraudster (from Ukraine) that did me out of £130 pails into insignificance.

No trades at this time please unless you have a Lange annual calendar, then we could talk

Same day states traded... ????

 

One look at the case polishing in the seller's listing should have been a huge red flag. The listing photos show a soft, mushy case that was either a.) A poorly executed fake, or B.) A horribly overpolished genuine (which would be odd for a 2019 watch).

This is obviously painful, but hopefully it will be an important learning experience.

 

Hindsight is 20/20. Honestly this experience has really stained this hobby for me. I’m quit distrot over this as you can imagine

 

Oh wow...I really hope you get your money back!

 

Have you reported it to the moderators?

They may be able to help and there is another sales thread which should be shut down in the meantime.

 

Yes this has been reported to them. I have been in contact with them for the past 4 days.

 

On the bright side...... I'm happy to hear that someone has enough scratch and doesn't flinch at sending $12,000 for a watch from some guy on the internet. I didn't think that happened anymore. I might start selling off a few of mine.
I hope all turns out ok for you, OP.

 

Didn't want to say anything but I hope one day I too can throw around 12k like it was nothing.

Sad story though.

 

Thanks for the warning. Really hope this story has a positive ending, but still glad you didn’t lose your 5513. Good luck!

 

I would only ever wire an established grey dealer. Never a private party. Never.

 

Man, I hate reading stuff like this, although I realize it happens more than we care to think (especially when buying from random people). I hope it gets sorted, too, and I hope it doesn't go the way of the Panerai victim that was told "well, you must have swapped the movement out when you had it opened up". Fingers crossed for you.

 

I fear that four days will turn into forever. If whoever is behind that profile isn't honest, with $12k in hand, they're in the wind.

I'm sorry, because it really, really stinks.

 

If the moderators have some real info about the seller you should definitely take that to the cops. 12k is a sizable amount for them to take action. Once you have a report pressure the banking/transfer service you used. If all else fails check what tax write off you can get.

 

Live and learn....

 

12k is a felony and actionable in court. If you have his address then it's well worth a visit bringing LE with you. File a police report first.

 

Our passion for watches often causes us many problems. You always have to be vigilant and careful, especially before buying such an expensive watch. But before buying, a man thinks more about a new watch than about his own safety.
Such an expensive watch from 2019 without papers immediately smells of problems. I hope you get your money back, after all, it's our common passion for watches, you have to respect each other and, above all, honesty.

 

Man this really makes me sick to my stomach. I hope things turn out in your favor. $12k is no laughing matter. If I had the address I'd consider taking a few friends on a trip to go pay him a visit. Handle things old school.

 

This is scary because I see a lot of great feedback for 'thepress83' ...

 

Really? I see 9 results in searching the “feedback” forum since 2008, none of them are too recent.

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