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by Seiko7A38
Sat Feb 15, 2025 10:13 am
Forum: eBay, LeBonCoin, Mercado Libre, Yahoo Japan, etc.
Topic: Profiteering US eBay re-seller Flobaca strikes again !
Replies: 90
Views: 52127

Re: Profiteering US eBay re-seller Flobaca strikes again !

Yesterday evening around 8:10 pm would-be profiteering US eBay re-seller flobaca re-listed his three unsold 7A38's (the aformentioned gold-tone 7A38-7190, fitted with wrong bracelet; an average 7A38-702A and risibly over-priced two-tone 7A38-7020) for the umpteenth time. A couple of minutes later, h...
by Seiko7A38
Wed Feb 05, 2025 1:05 pm
Forum: eBay, LeBonCoin, Mercado Libre, Yahoo Japan, etc.
Topic: Heads Up on yet another 7A38 Franken(s) - Part 3 !!
Replies: 61
Views: 48204

Re: Heads Up on yet another 7A38 Franken(s) - Part 3 !!

It's been a while since I've seen such a blatantly mis-represented franken, so I simply couldn't let this one pass without flagging it up. This supposedly 'sublime' 7A38-7010 was listed at lunchtime today by a dishonest French eBay seller, as a 7-day auction with an opening bid price of €150 Euros. ...
by Seiko7A38
Thu Jan 30, 2025 12:36 pm
Forum: eBay, LeBonCoin, Mercado Libre, Yahoo Japan, etc.
Topic: Another greedy profiteering US eBay re-seller to avoid !!
Replies: 25
Views: 9786

Re: Another greedy profiteering US eBay re-seller to avoid !!

If I've given readers the impression that greedy profiteering US eBay re-seller rtm127 (a.k.a. Ryan Marucheau) pillages Yahoo Japan solely for his JDM Seiko 7Axx stock in trade, the time has come to correct that. Evidently he's not averse to making a quick buck on anything he can snatch up over the...
by Seiko7A38
Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:00 am
Forum: Parts Info, Tech Tips and Tinkering
Topic: The commonest self-inflicted fault on 7Axx's ....
Replies: 18
Views: 10877

Re: The commonest self-inflicted fault on 7Axx's ....

And so it goes on. :roll: The first example of this clumsy incompetence that I've spotted in 2025 appeared overnight, listed by a US eBay seller. It's an otherwise cosmetically tidy example of the two-tone 7A38-7280 , of which the seller states: New ENERGIZER battery installed JANUARY 2025 .... rsz_...
by Seiko7A38
Thu Jan 09, 2025 11:11 am
Forum: 7A38-xxxx Model Specific Area
Topic: 7A38-7180 SAA055J alternative bracelet p/n B1127C ?
Replies: 6
Views: 6757

Re: 7A38-7180 SAA055J alternative bracelet p/n B1127C ?

Robert has continued to post photos of his 7A38-7180 on Instagram, most recently here on the 7th and again yesterday , where he hinted that he was selling it. https://i.ibb.co/4pS9Hsd/7-A38-7180-Black-Gold-Wrong-Bracelet-Instagram-For-Sale-Jan2025-Robert-Lambert-Post.png So it wasn't exactly a big s...
by Seiko7A38
Thu Jan 09, 2025 10:29 am
Forum: eBay, LeBonCoin, Mercado Libre, Yahoo Japan, etc.
Topic: Yet another mis-represented non-original replacement bracelet
Replies: 47
Views: 39740

Re: Yet another mis-represented non-original replacement bracelet

I guess I may have let a few slip by, without passing comment, in the latter part of last year. But this 7A38-7070, fitted with a non-original replacement Seiko bracelet, listed by dishonest UK eBay seller surrymaw1981 yesterday evening, with a ludicrous Buy-it-Now asking price of £750, gave me good...
by Seiko7A38
Mon Jan 06, 2025 12:28 pm
Forum: eBay, LeBonCoin, Mercado Libre, Yahoo Japan, etc.
Topic: Another greedy profiteering US eBay re-seller to avoid !!
Replies: 25
Views: 9786

Re: Another greedy profiteering US eBay re-seller to avoid !!

As I wrote, his first listing for a 7A38-6030 in the early hours of this morning had me scratching my head - momentarily. Once again, it's a 7-day auction listing, this time with a slightly lower (by his standards) opening bid price of $739.95: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256769525286 7A38-6030-(Dive...
by Seiko7A38
Mon Jan 06, 2025 11:35 am
Forum: eBay, LeBonCoin, Mercado Libre, Yahoo Japan, etc.
Topic: Another greedy profiteering US eBay re-seller to avoid !!
Replies: 25
Views: 9786

Re: Another greedy profiteering US eBay re-seller to avoid !!

Greedy profiteering US eBay re-seller rtm127 (a.k.a. Watch and Jewelry Exchange), Ryan Marucheau continues to scour Yahoo Japan for JDM 7Axx's to sell on at inflated mark-ups. It had been fairly quiet on the 7A38 front on YJ in the fourth quarter of last year, so when he listed not one but two 7A38-...
by Seiko7A38
Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:47 am
Forum: eBay, LeBonCoin, Mercado Libre, Yahoo Japan, etc.
Topic: Profiteering US eBay re-seller Flobaca strikes again !
Replies: 90
Views: 52127

Re: Profiteering US eBay re-seller Flobaca strikes again !

Profiteering US eBay re-seller Flobaca is getting off to an early start in the New Year. Yesterday evening, he listed a poor example of a gold-tone 7A38-7190 as a 7-day auction, with an opening bid price of $170: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/356438886999 7A38-7190-Gold-GoldFace-WrongBracelet-eBay-Jan2...
by Seiko7A38
Sun Jan 05, 2025 2:35 pm
Forum: eBay, LeBonCoin, Mercado Libre, Yahoo Japan, etc.
Topic: Profiteering US eBay re-seller Flobaca strikes again !
Replies: 90
Views: 52127

Re: Profiteering US eBay re-seller Flobaca strikes again !

Flobaca's most recent 7A38-7069 remains unsold at the time of writing - now halfway through its third 7-day re-listing . I admit I'd lost count of the number of times Flobaca had re-listed that 7A38-7069 since last September. It must have been at least 15 or maybe 16 times by the end of December. B...
by Seiko7A38
Thu Jan 02, 2025 11:07 am
Forum: 7A38-xxxx Model Specific Area
Topic: Nice S/S 7A38-6080 SAA089J on eBay - But $900 ???
Replies: 7
Views: 3810

Re: Nice S/S 7A38-6080 SAA089J on eBay - But $900 ???

That almost NOS condition stainless 7A38-6080 SAA089J reappeared this morning - listed on Chrono24 by a would-be profiteering Austrian re-seller with a typically greedy marked-up asking price of €435 Euros (£370 GBP equivalent). https://www.chrono24.co.uk/seiko/vintage-chronograph-7a38---6080--seiko...
by Seiko7A38
Thu Jan 02, 2025 8:48 am
Forum: Non-Seiko 7Axx Discussion Area (Re-branded mvmt's)
Topic: Rare Puma Y19904-50 listed on eBay Italy
Replies: 9
Views: 3495

Re: Rare Puma Y19904-50 listed on eBay Italy

By my reckoning, deluded Italian eBay seller le24ore ended and re-listed that rare but over-priced Puma Y19904-50 a total of 84 times during 2024. Were it not for the fact that they were sometimes very erratic (see, for example, their re-listings for May, September and December in my previous post) ...
by Seiko7A38
Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:22 pm
Forum: eBay, LeBonCoin, Mercado Libre, Yahoo Japan, etc.
Topic: Profiteering US eBay re-seller Flobaca strikes again !
Replies: 90
Views: 52127

Re: Profiteering US eBay re-seller Flobaca strikes again !

Despite his much-re-listed 7A38-7069 and previous 7A38-702A still remaining unsold (@ $250 and $375 respectively) profiteering US eBay re-seller Flobaca is chancing his luck by increasing prices. His latest 7-day auction listing for a well-worn two-tone 7A38-7020 has a laughably over-optimistic open...
by Seiko7A38
Fri Dec 27, 2024 11:43 am
Forum: 7A38-xxxx Model Specific Area
Topic: Allegedly 'NOS' 7A38-7270 Watch Case listed on eBay
Replies: 1
Views: 212

Re: Allegedly 'NOS' 7A38-7270 Watch Case listed on eBay

I must admit, I did briefly consider buying it (because of the unusual case-back serial number), but the seller's typically greedy asking price of $180 CDN (approx. £100 Quid), especially in the light of its incomplete state, deterred me. :| Where might I have used it ? The first 7A38-7270 which spr...
by Seiko7A38
Fri Dec 27, 2024 11:03 am
Forum: 7A38-xxxx Model Specific Area
Topic: Allegedly 'NOS' 7A38-7270 Watch Case listed on eBay
Replies: 1
Views: 212

Allegedly 'NOS' 7A38-7270 Watch Case listed on eBay

I thought I'd briefly mention this supposedly 'New old stock' 7A38-7270 stainless watch case, which was listed on eBay on Christmas Eve, by a relatively new Canadian seller Timely Parts , for a couple of reasons. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186856006557 7A38-7270-Stainless-EmptyWatchCase-eBay-Dec2024...
by Seiko7A38
Wed Dec 11, 2024 1:41 pm
Forum: eBay, LeBonCoin, Mercado Libre, Yahoo Japan, etc.
Topic: Profiteering US eBay re-seller Flobaca strikes again !
Replies: 90
Views: 52127

Re: Profiteering US eBay re-seller Flobaca strikes again !

From my observations of his past eBay activities, generally speaking, profiteering US re-seller Flobaca seems unwilling to spend more than $250 on a 7A38. That fact, given the current healthy buoyant prices is what is limiting his market share. So this example makes for amusing reading, particulary ...
by Seiko7A38
Wed Dec 11, 2024 1:02 pm
Forum: eBay, LeBonCoin, Mercado Libre, Yahoo Japan, etc.
Topic: Profiteering US eBay re-seller Flobaca strikes again !
Replies: 90
Views: 52127

Re: Profiteering US eBay re-seller Flobaca strikes again !

Evidently I'm not keeping a close enough watch on Flobaca 's spurious activities. He appears to have pulled a couple of fast ones with those two recent listings, for a two-tone 7A38-7270 and gold-tone 7A38-7289. What were supposed to be 7-day auctions (without any option to make offer) were both end...
by Seiko7A38
Fri Dec 06, 2024 9:07 am
Forum: Parts Info, Tech Tips and Tinkering
Topic: The commonest self-inflicted fault on 7Axx's ....
Replies: 18
Views: 10877

Re: The commonest self-inflicted fault on 7Axx's ....

It continues to amaze me how some watch dealers still appear to be blissfully unaware of this self-inflicted c*ck-up. :roll: Latest to shoot himself in the foot is profiteering Australian eBay seller watchadoption . Overnight, he listed a well worn two-tone 7A38-7289 as 'For Repair' . In the descrip...
by Seiko7A38
Mon Dec 02, 2024 11:19 am
Forum: 7A38-xxxx Model Specific Area
Topic: Beware of refurbished 7A38-7070's from Italian eBay seller
Replies: 4
Views: 809

Re: Beware of refurbished 7A38-7070's from Italian eBay seller

The above re-listed re-finished 7A38-7070, fitted with the wrong Seiko bracelet (which, incidentally the Italian seller was originally asking a risible €635 Euros for) eventually sold on October 20th for €375 Euros. Fabio listed another re-finished 7A38-7070 last night, this time without the 'ticks'...
by Seiko7A38
Sun Dec 01, 2024 11:50 am
Forum: Non-Seiko 7Axx Discussion Area (Re-branded mvmt's)
Topic: Rare Puma Y19904-50 listed on eBay Italy
Replies: 9
Views: 3495

Re: Rare Puma Y19904-50 listed on eBay Italy

Confirming my earlier suspicion, all three were re-listed, yet again, earlier this morning, within a period of 30 minutes: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/316015874624 Puma Y19904-50 le24ore https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186818648586 Seiko 7A38-7180 carm_en https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186818678806 Orient J39...