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Manu
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by Manu » Sun May 31, 2015 4:58 am
I recieve like 4 trade offers from different guys trying to trade their MKII...I'm like fuck off I'm not trading an Oris for a freaking rolex replica!!
One guy even have the balls to say this and I quote "hey you want to trade your oris tubbataha for my MKII seafighter plus 600$ on your side?
My response and I quote "fuck you" who are this people?
Anyway I end it up trading the oris to a guy in Italy for a eterna super kontiki
I'll post pics later
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ericf4
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by ericf4 » Sun May 31, 2015 5:11 am
Where WUS?
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Manu
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by Manu » Sun May 31, 2015 5:23 am
Timezone
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Axelay2003
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by Axelay2003 » Sun May 31, 2015 5:29 am
Amazing, lol. Congrats on the trade.
It's a beautiful world! Gerald.
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marchone
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by marchone » Sun May 31, 2015 5:35 am
New or old Kontiki?
only accurate watches are interesting
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Manu
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by Manu » Sun May 31, 2015 7:11 am
Is the new one the reissued
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streetracer101
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by streetracer101 » Sun May 31, 2015 9:24 am
You got balls taking a trade from Italy. I won't even buy something from there using Paypal.
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t20569cald
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by t20569cald » Sun May 31, 2015 9:28 am
streetracer101 wrote:You got balls taking a trade from Italy. I won't even buy something from there using Paypal.
just what I was thinking
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Manu
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by Manu » Sun May 31, 2015 1:41 pm
streetracer101 wrote:You got balls taking a trade from Italy. I won't even buy something from there using Paypal.
I used fedex to send the watch even know I have to pay extra. The other guy used a private company to send it I think is call tnt.
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CGSshorty
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by CGSshorty » Sun May 31, 2015 3:18 pm
Seppia wrote:t20569cald wrote:streetracer101 wrote:You got balls taking a trade from Italy. I won't even buy something from there using Paypal.
just what I was thinking
What's the matter if the guy has extensive feedback?
Some honest people do exist in Italy
Between a multiple feedback guy in India (one of the world's most corrupt countries) and a zero feedback American I would choose the former any day.
I usually deal conus only because of shipping headaches (in the U.S. I can ship with my employer's fedex account and pay them back, making it cheaper and super convenient), but for something hard to find/specific/etc I wouldn't mind dealing with any specific country if solid feedback is there.
It's not Italians, in general, I don't trust. It's Italian postal and customs workers I don't trust.
"It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever."
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Torrid
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by Torrid » Sun May 31, 2015 3:21 pm
CGSshorty wrote:Seppia wrote:t20569cald wrote:streetracer101 wrote:You got balls taking a trade from Italy. I won't even buy something from there using Paypal.
just what I was thinking
What's the matter if the guy has extensive feedback?
Some honest people do exist in Italy
Between a multiple feedback guy in India (one of the world's most corrupt countries) and a zero feedback American I would choose the former any day.
I usually deal conus only because of shipping headaches (in the U.S. I can ship with my employer's fedex account and pay them back, making it cheaper and super convenient), but for something hard to find/specific/etc I wouldn't mind dealing with any specific country if solid feedback is there.
It's not Italians, in general, I don't trust. It's Italian postal and customs workers I don't trust.
This is exactly the issue. So many packages get raided or flat out go missing when they hit the Italian postal system.
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streetracer101
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by streetracer101 » Sun May 31, 2015 3:44 pm
CGSshorty wrote:Seppia wrote:t20569cald wrote:streetracer101 wrote:You got balls taking a trade from Italy. I won't even buy something from there using Paypal.
just what I was thinking
What's the matter if the guy has extensive feedback?
Some honest people do exist in Italy
Between a multiple feedback guy in India (one of the world's most corrupt countries) and a zero feedback American I would choose the former any day.
I usually deal conus only because of shipping headaches (in the U.S. I can ship with my employer's fedex account and pay them back, making it cheaper and super convenient), but for something hard to find/specific/etc I wouldn't mind dealing with any specific country if solid feedback is there.
It's not Italians, in general, I don't trust. It's Italian postal and customs workers I don't trust.
Bingo.
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HapaHapa
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by HapaHapa » Sun May 31, 2015 4:08 pm
I haven't dealt with Italian postal service but have made several purchases / sales overseas. All but one were bump free. There are friendly people world wide who enjoy watches.
The bump was resolved thankfully through PayPal dispute. Issue was the individual, not the postal service. I can fish that feedback off WUS and post it here for reference.
The Hapa
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Manu
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by Manu » Sun May 31, 2015 7:55 pm
I really trust fedex even know they will overcharge sometimes, 2 years ago I sold a glycine watch to a fellow in Venezuela the buyer even send me 30$ dollars extra, he told me to put the 30$ dollars inside the watch box with a note that say "para aduana" or for customs lol.. I send the watch via fedex and the buyer was even surprise to see the box unopened and the money still inside.
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koda240
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by koda240 » Sun May 31, 2015 8:04 pm
Wait, isn't Pat Italian?
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by 1watchaholic » Sun May 31, 2015 9:31 pm
koda240 wrote:Wait, isn't Pat Italian?
That's how his collection got so large!
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by Heuerville » Mon Jun 01, 2015 3:07 am
1watchaholic wrote:koda240 wrote:Wait, isn't Pat Italian?
That's how his collection got so large!
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justsellbrgs
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by justsellbrgs » Mon Jun 01, 2015 5:45 am
keep this in mind.... say what you want about MKII -- it's an east brand to flip and hold value or make a few $$$$
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toxicavenger
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by toxicavenger » Mon Jun 01, 2015 10:00 am
justsellbrgs wrote:keep this in mind.... say what you want about MKII -- it's an east brand to flip and hold value or make a few $$$$
that is true
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by carlodwc » Mon Jun 01, 2015 10:28 am
justsellbrgs wrote:keep this in mind.... say what you want about MKII -- it's an east brand to flip and hold value or make a few $$$$
The problem with MKII isn't the watches. Those are usually nice looking, well proportioned, and... well copied.
The problem is with the operation, the fact that they are copies and all the red tape...
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AtomicTom
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by AtomicTom » Mon Jun 01, 2015 10:40 am
So funny Manu ! ..Sounds like you got a really nice deal there. I know you'll miss
the Oris, but that Eterna should be something special too.
Congratulations to you ahead of time, and thanks for the laugh once again.
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snootydog
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by snootydog » Mon Jun 01, 2015 11:32 am
If he's sending it with TNT it should be fine,they are a well know courier and probably use their own customs department. Looking forward to pics once your watch arrives
Andy 
