Fake Casio Marvel Ironman on Catawiki.
Happy as a clam I was. A Casio collaboration Marvel Ironman. When searching for the manual calibration of the GA-110 I came across a video about a fake GA-110 One Piece. Curious as I am I opened up the caseback. The module didn't look like the one I once owned. Big white one with rose gold accents. I made pictures and message Casio Support. They responded this morning by telling me I had to contact the Dutch service center. After sending the pictures their conclusion was immediately FAKE. A picture of the real module was send to me. I contacted the seller in France, btw he is selling a DragonballZ, a OnePiece and a RedDevils ICE watch. (Belgian soccer team). The seller send a message in French which I had to send through Google Translate. Sorry. He didn't know. Had it for several years and please keep quiet to Catawiki. He would loose his reputation and account. Told him I couldn't do that. Had to contact Catawiki on this matter. I really want my money back.
The watch module and caseback.
The real 5146 module.
The watch.
I should have suspected it sooner. Warranty card not signed.
Born again watch collector on a budget.
Oh no, what a shame!
Seller points at Catawiki. Catawiki points at seller. Proposed a deal. 50% upfront on my Paypal account. I will send track/trace/sign. After receiving I expect remaining 50% on my account. In meantime I left negative comment on his sellers page. Suspected fake. While confirmed by Casio Service Center. To warn the buyers of the 2 other Casio watches.
How it went as of this afternoon. We have come to some agreement. He trusted me and put money on my PayPal. And after that I shipped the package back to him. I take a loss. I learned a lesson 60 euros worth. Catawiki’s buyer protection isn’t worth a damn thing. They took a share on both our behalf.
Buyer beware. After several hints from other watch enthusiasts. I came across a boatload of fakes on sites like Vinted. All looks original. Booklets. Casio paperbag. Warranty card. Boxes.