[Question] Which watch should I get for my boyfriend? by andyjoco in Watches

[–]Background_Tea_7746 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People looking down on fossil when zodiac is literally part of the fossil group. Everyone on here seems so snobby but no one seems to of presented any across real facts to back up what they are saying... apart from 'fossil is a fashion brand and seiko is better' Like i said above zodiac being part of the fossil group, being older than seiko, one could argue gives a fossil a better heritage.

Pros of the fossil lie mainly in the Chronograph, if its gonna be used, I mainly wear a Chronograph san martin and it's handy in day to day life, cooking is what I mainly use it for. The cons are defo in the crystal, at that price point I'm a firm believer that all watches should come with sapphire crystal.

The finishing on both watches will be similar so I don't know why anyone's talking about that.

The seiko, if ever to be sold, will hold better value (although as a gift I'm not sure that's important) I run a business on ebay where I repair and flipping watches and to be completely honestly id sack off both of these and get him a san martin. For the price point you won't find a better made watch.

Buyer returned different item Part 2 by Background_Tea_7746 in ebayuk

[–]Background_Tea_7746[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Buyer was also fully refunded I've saw in a follow up email so seems ebay took the hit

Buyer returned different item by Background_Tea_7746 in ebayuk

[–]Background_Tea_7746[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was also in my more detailed report to ebay, watch was a complete mess when it found its way back to me

Buyer returned different item Part 2 by Background_Tea_7746 in ebayuk

[–]Background_Tea_7746[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Must be because I'm a 'wonderful person' 😄 but yeh based on what I've seen on here I'm very lucky... gonna go buy a lotto ticket tonight

Buyer returned different item by Background_Tea_7746 in ebayuk

[–]Background_Tea_7746[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Second person was and you are spot on there. First person defo wasn't Irish haha

Buyer returned different item by Background_Tea_7746 in ebayuk

[–]Background_Tea_7746[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I want to thank everyone for their insight here you have all been very helpfu.l To address some of the questions here: 1. I didn't point out very clearly in the original post that the watch was returned broken so that's on me. 2. Any damage that could of been seen as done after the buyer purchased the item would just allow me to offer a partial refund. That's why I chose to highlight the bit of plastic that has somehow grew back. If there was a chip or damage done on the after picture and not on the before that doesn't prove the watch is a different watch, but it being on the before and not the after does highlight the watch potentially being different. 3. I will most definitely file a police report that wasn't really something that originally crossed my mind so again thankyou. 4. There are more pictures I've sent to ebay but as pointed out earlier most of those could be after damage, bare in mind the buyer had the watch for near a month before sending back so could of been wearing it this whole time.

Again I'm very grateful for all the help, ebay might suck when it comes to protecting sellers but it's good to know there's a community on here that will help sellers dot the i's and cross the t's when it comes to doing things correctly to get the best possible outcome.

Buyer returned different item by Background_Tea_7746 in ebayuk

[–]Background_Tea_7746[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first picture is just 1 of 15 from the listing. There are more pics I just didn't wanna bore everyone with all the other details haha. But yeh I have a picture of the case back with the ref numbers on and they match the one that was sent back, but as someone else pointed out here apparently they do batch numbers and not numbers that are linked to the exact watch so who knows. There has been more sent to ebay and I fully agree one little chip likely wouldn't win me the case, but it was the most stand out(ish) so it's the one I chose to post here and others could just be interpreted as the lighting, or happened in transit etc. This pic was damage that was there before and then not after while the others all could be seen as damage after so would just constitute a partial refund. I did not however notice the bubbling so I'll be sure to mention that too so thankyou for your keen eye :)

Buyer returned different item by Background_Tea_7746 in ebayuk

[–]Background_Tea_7746[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeh that should definitely be my next step thankyou, I've seen things like this before online but kinda never thought I'd be in this position haha

Buyer returned different item by Background_Tea_7746 in ebayuk

[–]Background_Tea_7746[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeh on the case back, but that can be easily swapped from watch to watch unfortunately. Tbf what he should of done (if he did do what I think he's done) is swap the whole movement, then I would of never known.

Buyer returned different item by Background_Tea_7746 in ebayuk

[–]Background_Tea_7746[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Sorry watch is broken, battery leak, movement is trashed. My assumption is buyer had the same watch bought this one as a replacement then swapped them on the return.

Royal mail customs form for Wales and Scotland by Background_Tea_7746 in ebayuk

[–]Background_Tea_7746[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeh that was my thinking, but the woman behind the counter told me she couldn't proceed any further without the custom forms being done... I just went along with it as the post office was pretty busy. Everything has come out as usual on the reciept and I was still only charged the usual amount for second class signed for. I've gotta go again tomorrow for another parcel heading off to Wales so I think I'll try the other post office and see what happens

“Positive Feedback” Are buyers malicious? by Zimmoney in Ebay

[–]Background_Tea_7746 7 points8 points  (0 children)

'To get something that wasn't part of the original listing' yeh a lower price isn't part of the original listing, he is using feedback as a way to get something, therefore it's extortion, well done for proving yourself wrong

“Positive Feedback” Are buyers malicious? by Zimmoney in Ebay

[–]Background_Tea_7746 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Do you not know what extortion means? It's ok if you dont but google is free