Just read the replies in this thread. The ignorance is really unnecessary. Believe it or not, such a narrow perception of teenagers does not actually apply to everyone.
I do not steal things. I do not fraudulently label things. My friends and I are pooling together our goods to invest in BTC, it's that simple.
Asking 142.0 BTC.
Topic: Selling Rolex Oyster Perpetual Air-King - 100 BTC - page 11. (Read 15325 times)
I doubt it. If you don't think it's real, don't buy it. That simple.
The watch is real, friend said it was bought for over $2100 new.
Again, I don't have a camera since my phone is missing. Will post another pic whenever I can.
Again, I don't have a camera since my phone is missing. Will post another pic whenever I can.
Does your friend have the receipt showing that it was bought from a Rolex dealer? It's not a difficult question. No-one's going to take your friend's word that it's real.
The watch is real, friend said it was bought for over $2100 new.
Again, I don't have a camera since my phone is missing. Will post another pic whenever I can.
Again, I don't have a camera since my phone is missing. Will post another pic whenever I can.
I'll give you 10 btc for it but through escrow. 
If it's fake and cheap, I could take it apart, add some dirt antiquing solution, and sell the pieces on Etsy as vintage luxury steampunk jewelry findings. (Yes, really. Ugly Handmade Gift Season has already begun.)
However, while I don't care that it's fake-as-in-Rolex, you haven't yet convinced me that it isn't fake-as-in-Photoshop. I'm not asking you for a receipt or a serial number. I'm not asking you to try to open it yourself and risk damaging it. I'm not even asking for better lighting. Just flip the watch over and take a second picture.
On the other hand, if it IS real, then no, I'm not interested in paying that kind of price for a watch that doesn't even play Angry Birds.
Unless it's the free gift for opening a new account at Dank Bank. That reminds me, you never did answer my questions about the current requirements for new accounts.
However, while I don't care that it's fake-as-in-Rolex, you haven't yet convinced me that it isn't fake-as-in-Photoshop. I'm not asking you for a receipt or a serial number. I'm not asking you to try to open it yourself and risk damaging it. I'm not even asking for better lighting. Just flip the watch over and take a second picture.
On the other hand, if it IS real, then no, I'm not interested in paying that kind of price for a watch that doesn't even play Angry Birds.
Unless it's the free gift for opening a new account at Dank Bank. That reminds me, you never did answer my questions about the current requirements for new accounts.
I wonder how effective selling small but valuable goods taken from various B&E's in the mail for bitcoin would be.
Things like bullion coins and luxury watches, you know. .... 'cuz taking the big screen to the local fence is so '00, gotta get with the times man *bong hoot*
Things like bullion coins and luxury watches, you know. .... 'cuz taking the big screen to the local fence is so '00, gotta get with the times man *bong hoot*
Really cheap macbooks come up on Silk Road reasonably often. Predictably they sell pretty quick too. To be honest I'm surprised it doesn't happen a lot more. I think that it would be more from kids carding shit to abandoned houses rather than break and entering though. Housebreaking is almost always done by drug addicts who need the money immediately, with a small proportion of professional thieves who will obviously have good fencing contacts.
Excuse me, but do you have any actual PROOF to back up those accusations?
Ad hominem strawman fallacy and your argument is invalid. So there.
The Rolex could be real, therefore I'm buying it.
Would you rather belong to those boring skeptics over at TEAM FAKERS
instead of the ever optimistic and confident TEAM LEGIT?
[/forum satire]
Ad hominem strawman fallacy and your argument is invalid. So there.
The Rolex could be real, therefore I'm buying it.
Would you rather belong to those boring skeptics over at TEAM FAKERS
instead of the ever optimistic and confident TEAM LEGIT?
[/forum satire]
This is one of my favourite ever forum posts. I would fucking love it if the forum was split between people who think Dank's watch is genuine and people who think it's fake.
Reminds me of the (sincere, as far as I know) post in the mining forum where the guy basically says: "Shut up about BFL being a scam, I want to enjoy believing that it isn't for the timebeing."
It's also up there with BurtW's now sadly deleted bet against himself. For those of you who don't know: he lost.
Would you buy a Rolex from an 18 year old stoner kid in the street for cash?
Especially one that runs an active ponzi trying to steal as many bitcoins from as many people as possible.
Yeah, this could be Dank's one last big score. All he has to do is buy a fake $50 Air King online and sell it for $2000. He could even successfully get around escrow because the dumbass who buys it goes to a "check if your rolex is fake" website and it ticks all the boxes. More than possible even with a mid-range fake for this particular model.
If someone buys it and takes it to a Rolex dealer and they tell it's fake, Dank can just be like "Oh it was my buddy, that bastard, etc. Sorry man. Escrow will return your coins." and he's only out the $50 he paid for the watch. Pretty good gamble, the chances of getting away with it are so high, and even if he gets caught all he has to lose is $50.
Of course there is a chance that the watch is real, but considering who it is, the particular model of watch, the prevalence of fake Rolexes, etc, I think the chance is tiny and certainly not worth taking a risk. If he starts talking about accepting a ridiculously low price then I'd be close to 100% sure that it's fake as hell.
Somehow, I doubt you have the intelligence to understand what a ponzi is.
Ummm. I think your sarcasm detector is broken.
Yes, I didn't detect sarcasm. If he was being sarcastic, then he is able to see dank is running a ponzi, and obviously my remark would be withdrawn.
... he did end the post with "[/forum satire]"...
Somehow, I doubt you have the intelligence to understand what a ponzi is.
Ummm. I think your sarcasm detector is broken.
Yes, I didn't detect sarcasm. If he was being sarcastic, then he is able to see dank is running a ponzi, and obviously my remark would be withdrawn.
In this weeks episode of breaking bad...
Somehow, I doubt you have the intelligence to understand what a ponzi is.
Ummm. I think your sarcasm detector is broken.
Would you buy a Rolex from an 18 year old stoner kid in the street for cash?
Especially one that runs an active ponzi trying to steal as many bitcoins from as many people as possible.
Excuse me, but do you have any actual PROOF to back up those accusations?
Proof is in the long term offers forum. Or why don't you ask Dank if he is offering 2.0% weekly (280% annually) on deposits? Or is his word also not enough proof for you?
Somehow, I doubt you have the intelligence to understand what a ponzi is.
Would you buy a Rolex from an 18 year old stoner kid in the street for cash?
Especially one that runs an active ponzi trying to steal as many bitcoins from as many people as possible.
Excuse me, but do you have any actual PROOF to back up those accusations?
Ad hominem strawman fallacy and your argument is invalid. So there.
The Rolex could be real, therefore I'm buying it.
Would you rather belong to those grumpy skeptics over at TEAM FAKERS
instead of the ever optimistic and confident TEAM LEGIT?
[/forum satire]
Would you buy a Rolex from an 18 year old stoner kid in the street for cash?
Especially one that runs an active ponzi trying to steal as many bitcoins from as many people as possible.
The watch is upside down (6 at the top, 12 at the bottom) in that photo.
If you can flip it and retake the photo, I'll believe that you have physical access to that watch and aren't just using a stock photo.
Dank, I still want to see your new photo.
I am also interested, with the rear cover off if you have the tools
The watch is upside down (6 at the top, 12 at the bottom) in that photo.
If you can flip it and retake the photo, I'll believe that you have physical access to that watch and aren't just using a stock photo.
Dank, I still want to see your new photo.
Yeah, I can take another picture tomorrow sometime, hopefully.
Tripped to hard and dropped my phone.
Tripped to hard and dropped my phone.
Why don't you love it back to health?
Because unless it's an iPhone, no one loves their phone enough to succeed.
If it is a marginal or bad fake I think I could tell
It's easy to spot a fake but it's impossible to say for sure that it's real.
Depends on how good the fake is...I used to do watch repair, and I've seen some pretty bad ones. I'm not familiar with this model in particular, but the fakes were generally obvious from the case, case back, date magnifier, crown, clasp, lack of kinetic winding, or second hand movement. There are a lot of things that give away a fake, even through pictures and videos.
That said, you can spot a cheap fake, but not a good one.
That said, you can spot a cheap fake, but not a good one.
There's no date magnifier on the Air King, and no kinetic winding and a jerky second hand movement on the real thing, as I mentioned.
It's a particularly easy watch to fake because it lacks a lot of these details that allow amateurs to spot a fake with a bit of knowledge.
The case, crown and clasp are being forged absolutely perfectly these days even in the cheaper fakes. I've seen some $30 fakes in Hong Kong recently which had all these features perfect, even in models with a much more complex design. They all had kinetic winding too.
It's funny you mention the clasp. On a real Rolex the clasp and bracelet isn't actually all that good. Obviously it's relatively well made, the watches cost four and five figure sums, but it's by far the weakest part of the watch. The better fakes sometimes have a better quality clasp than the real thing!
As you said, it's easy to spot a cheap fake. However the good ones are very good indeed. I'm pretty knowledgeable about watches, and like I said, i've seen Rolexes in Hong Kong that I couldn't even spot with detailed examination in person, even with a real one on my wrist to compare it to.
Why not real?
That picture is pathetic as hell. Post a high res well lit picture of the inside of the watch.
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