eBay offering Authenticity Guarantee for $80 plus tax…

[Eric72]

…on watches valued between $1,000 - $2,000. Foreshadowing of things to come?

[Exhibitman]

You betcha! And the next step will be eBay charging sellers a FVF on that fee too.

[bnorth]

On the up side it will give all the haters of the program an option to opt out by making it a service they charge for.

[JustinD]

Not trying to be bougie, but not many watches in the 1000-2000 window seem often faked. That’s a fairly inexpensive watch in the current lux market.

The most basic of these models are at least 5-6k, how much are they charging for those? Seems like they are marketing a high price for a nothing-burger window and I bet this ladders up fast when it really needed.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by JustinD

Not trying to be bougie, but not many watches in the 1000-2000 window seem often faked. That’s a fairly inexpensive watch in the current lux market.

The most basic of these models are at least 5-6k, how much are they charging for those? Seems like they are marketing a high price for a nothing-burger window and I bet this ladders up fast when it really needed.

Does seem like a weird price window as the authenticity guarantee is still free for more expensive watches.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by JustinD

Not trying to be bougie, but not many watches in the 1000-2000 window seem often faked. That’s a fairly inexpensive watch in the current lux market.

The most basic of these models are at least 5-6k, how much are they charging for those? Seems like they are marketing a high price for a nothing-burger window and I bet this ladders up fast when it really needed.

Originally Posted by bnorth

Does seem like a weird price window as the authenticity guarantee is still free for more expensive watches.

I haven't looked lately, but older antique Rolex used to fall into that category. If I bought one on ebay and had to send it to Rolex b/c most jewelers refuse to look at them, it would cost more than $80. If the buyer says it runs, and Ebay says it's authentic, I would expect it to be in working order when it arrived.

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