listen/thoughts to this almost g- shock purchase from china

rumpleforeskin

New Member
listen to this online shopping experience.

i wanted to purchase a couple of g-shocks from this watch site that looks legit.(commodity ocean) it was based in china,..so i had my doubts.

i placed the order and requested to have them send it dhl

they said they ship <24 hours so the next day i asked if it has been sent.

this is the chat convo that ensued a day later



System 1:05:19 PM
System is getting started. [9/6/2013 1:05:19 PM]

">A representative will be connected, please be patient.


">commodityocean enters the chatroom.
commodityocean 1:05:23 PM
Hello rick, my name is commodityocean, how may I help you?

rick 1:05:27 PM
hi

commodityocean 1:05:39 PM
hi rick my friend

rick 1:05:46 PM
can you tell me if my order is being sent out today?

commodityocean 1:06:55 PM
i will check

rick 1:07:02 PM
order #xxxxxxx

commodityocean 1:07:59 PM
supplier will give me answer if its still in stock friend

rick 1:08:29 PM
today

?


commodityocean 1:08:47 PM
tommorrow friend


rick 1:09:33 PM
what time is it in china right now?

commodityocean 1:10:51 PM
its night 1:10

rick 1:11:13 PM
so your a 1 person operation fielding instant messages at 1am?

commodityocean 1:12:55 PM
am customer service

rick 1:13:48 PM
ok. so i will know one way or another tomorrow if you have the item? aprox 9-12 hours from now?


commodityocean 1:14:11 PM
other staff off duty

yes


if not we return

rick 1:14:40 PM
ok.

commodityocean 1:14:59 PM
sorry rick

rick 1:15:47 PM
will i get an email about availability in 9-12 hrs?

will i get an email about availability in 9-12 hrs?


commodityocean 1:16:15 PM
sure

rick 1:16:54 PM
and if you don't have the item on hand,..the liklyhood is small that you'll haveit,..correct?

commodityocean 1:17:47 PM
liklyhood?

rick 1:18:05 PM
likelyhood..probability

commodityocean 1:18:15 PM
we have original ones but price high

rick 1:18:30 PM
what does that mean?

commodityocean 1:18:39 PM
this is factory ones


rick 1:18:53 PM
i don't understand ?

commodityocean 1:19:31 PM
counter

rick 1:20:20 PM
what?

commodityocean 1:20:55 PM
original ones is expensive than this we sell friend

rick 1:21:41 PM
original ones as opposed to what?

commodityocean 1:22:27 PM
original price is about $175

we can get $139/pc


rick 1:23:09 PM
than why does your website say 89

commodityocean 1:23:31 PM
thats faxtory price friend

rick 1:23:45 PM
what do you mean factory?

commodityocean 1:23:59 PM
OEM factory

rick 1:24:14 PM
you mean fake...replica[/B
]


commodityocean 1:24:35 PM
yes

rick 1:24:52 PM
please refund my money. i do not want a fake watch

commodityocean 1:25:31 PM
ok

we will do it now


rick 1:26:08 PM
i will wait to see it while i have you online

commodityocean 1:26:35 PM
i return to you rick

check your account


rick 1:28:17 PM
they actually make a replica of this watch,..or were you just checking if they do?

commodityocean 1:29:19 PM
casio order 100pcs they produce 200pcs

they can sell the rest 100pcs


if you said its replica,casio will said the same

rick 1:30:20 PM
i don't understand

commodityocean 1:30:39 PM
let see

casio make order from the factory of 50000pcs watch
but the factory produce 70000-100000pcs


so there is 30000-50000pcs left ,get it?

rick 1:32:22 PM
yes

commodityocean 1:32:44 PM
so they can sell the left one

rick 1:33:03 PM
so you buy the pieces and put together the watch yourself?

commodityocean 1:33:32 PM
no

they are not pieces


they are same as real ones

rick 1:34:33 PM
what is the difference?

commodityocean 1:34:52 PM
difference is they are the left ones

rick 1:35:49 PM
why are they less than the original?..you said they were fake/replica

less price..that is


commodityocean 1:36:16 PM
you can name them fake

hey rick


let see it

the brand wedding dress sells $3000


but you give $300 they can produce

get the reason?


rick 1:38:24 PM
no. one may be made more poorly than the other,..not being original..

commodityocean 1:39:24 PM
do you know brand premium?

rick 1:39:30 PM
it's obviously not the same quality..or you would not sell it for less..then say we have original..but priced at 175..and then 139

you don't have anything on your website that says...original/real as opposed to replica



commodityocean 1:40:44 PM
we cant say that,friend

if said google wont let us sell


as to other people

they are not fake


rick 1:42:11 PM
than why did you tell me they were?


factory is original


commodityocean 1:43:00 PM
you can name it anything you want rick

yes


rick 1:43:47 PM
i just can't believe you were going to send me a replica watch without even telling me if it was in stock


commodityocean 1:44:00 PM
casio have many factory in china in Vietnam


commodityocean 1:44:12 PM
ok

we return money anyway


rick 1:46:00 PM
why wasn't i told that i wasn't buying an "original" or real version..that's what i thought i was getting...not a knockoff.

it's obvious you have the real version..but you want twice as much, as per what you said



commodityocean 1:47:36 PM
we will give you answer tomorrow

ok?


if in stock we can sell that peice

rick 1:47:59 PM
ok


horrible>


your thoughts?
 

Stu65

New Member
Find him, kill him and burn his shop down. Lol.

To be truthful I think its pretty sh*tty that he is allowed to word his site listing that get through Google.

I wonder if Casio know about him?

On a lighter note at least you found out before the items were shipped as it would have been a lengthy and hard battle to get your money back and on top he would have you pay for return shipping costs.

Well the old saying comes to mind 'if it looks to good to be true then it probably is'.

Stu.
 

Bagged64

New Member
I'm with you, I don't understand what he was saying. Sounds like they are real, but Casio doesn't know about them.
 

LUW

New Member
Fishy. I think they're 100% fake, but they use the "left over" line to sell them as OEM - which people would accept, since OEM is an original product. If they were true OEM the market would be flooded by them.
 

rumpleforeskin

New Member
looks like a duck, quacks like a duck.....but in all seriousness, their website looks legit. they have facebook hooked up to it and all sorts of things that makes it look on the level.

however,..there isn't anything online about them, i googled "commodity ocean" and couldn't find any bad or good testimonials. nothing. i also did their paypal email address and came up w/ nothing

it's amazing they can sell this stuff on amazon...they prolly do it under a different name.
 

chrisek

Moderator
I mean, what if you just sat back, and it arrived. . . . . . Like I would have done. That would've been disappointing for sure. Happy you were able to turn the deal "off"... :cool:
 
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