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

[Seiko7A38]

Although some of his grossly over-priced JDM 7A28's and other 7A38's remain unsold well over a year later, it hasn't deterred greedy profiteering US eBay re-seller rtm127 (a.k.a. Watch and Jewelry Exchange), Ryan Marucheau from scouring Yahoo Japan in search of more potential easy profit. Last night he listed this 7A38-6050, in average worn condition, as a 7-day auction with a typical extortionately marked-up opening bid price of almost $1000 (bar 5 cents).

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Vintage ... 4475855266

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Here's where he bought the watch (then fitted with a different rubber strap) off Yahoo Japan at the end of November, winning the 5-day auction for ¥50,100 Yen - equivalent to approx. $360 USD at the prevailing exchange rate (versus the ludicrous $1495 shown on his fraudulent C.O.A.)

See: https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/r1073116754 or https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/au ... 1073116754

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It may have taken him nearly a year and ten months, but it looks like profiteering US eBay re-seller rtm-127, a.k.a. Ryan Marucheau has eventually found a mug punter buyer for his ex-Yahoo Japan 7A38-6050. It sold at the weekend for his grossly inflated Buy-it-Now price of $999.95.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354491022021

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[Seiko7A38]

Evidently profiteering US eBay re-seller Ryan Marucheau (a.k.a. rtm127) is monitoring this thread. He recently sent me this message bragging about his profitability:

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His second paragraph (if true) demonstrates that there are still gullible mug punters out there, with more money than sense, who fail to research prospective purchases. Incidentally, another 7A38-6050 in much better cosmetic condition (albeit a 'head only') sold on Yahoo Japan in mid-September for only ¥38,500 Yen (equivalent to approx. $273.50 USD).

[Seiko7A38]

In the early hours of this morning, greedy profiteering US eBay re-seller rtm127 (a.k.a. Ryan Marucheau) listed another thousand dollar JDM 7A38, which naturally came from his usual source, Yahoo Japan. This time it's another 7A38-6040.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256725652340

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He won the auction in late September for 56,000 Yen, equivalent to approx. $390 USD at the prevailing exchange rate.
Probably more than he would have liked to spend, I'd wager, so no boastful 300% profit margin for him on this one.

https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/j1153341588

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I note with mild amusement that he's now given up obscuring the case-back serial numbers of his 7A38 eBay listings. Needless to say, this one wasn't difficult to match either.

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One thing I'd query in his description is the statement: the watch will currently fit a size 7 inch wrist. He doesn't appear to have added any adjustment links to the typically short bracelet and the YJ seller's photo showed it measured 16 cms, which is closer to 6¼ inches. Stretching the truth, perhaps ?