macspite
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I have been roaming around eBay UK over the past week or so since getting G Shock fever and am amazed that most of the Bapes on there are obviously fake yet not declared as such, with a few honourable exceptions.
How do the advertisers get away with offering "BAPE BATHING APE G-SHOCK CASIO WATCH NEW DW6900 WHITE" when at the bottom of the listing is "Water Resistant: Not for bath, shower or swimming."? Not quite up to G-Shock standards The old phrase "caveat emptor" applies, anyone expecting to get a genuine limited edition watch for £19.99 should be wary, also suspicious is that on eBay UK alone there are normally around fifty of these watches on offer
The pictures used to illustrate the listings are normally slightly out of focus and/or badly lit or show the watch and packaging in long shot so no details are easily visible:
![fape 1.JPG fape 1.JPG](https://www.g-shockzone.com/data/attachments/0/506-585dcd246b81429103642c56850504bf.jpg)
![fape 2.JPG fape 2.JPG](https://www.g-shockzone.com/data/attachments/0/507-3fe5a28cdc7a0c3c9e539af8d0e48553.jpg)
This one starts at £9.99
![fape 3.JPG fape 3.JPG](https://www.g-shockzone.com/data/attachments/0/508-40a54dd4bfba96f3be113f6458653553.jpg)
The day indicator is directly under the middle "eye" - apparently an easy way to spot a fake
![bape 1.JPG bape 1.JPG](https://www.g-shockzone.com/data/attachments/0/509-67452988c607d4a7e3da80bc7ebec1d9.jpg)
Day indicator between first and second eyes - a genuine Bape? £152 plus delivery from Japan
I found a useful guide to spotting fakes (fapes) on eBay itself: http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/Spot-a-Fake-Bape-G-Shock_W0QQugidZ10000000004394901
Ironically the right hand sidebar contains a selection of current Bathing Ape listings - mainly fakes!
How do the advertisers get away with offering "BAPE BATHING APE G-SHOCK CASIO WATCH NEW DW6900 WHITE" when at the bottom of the listing is "Water Resistant: Not for bath, shower or swimming."? Not quite up to G-Shock standards The old phrase "caveat emptor" applies, anyone expecting to get a genuine limited edition watch for £19.99 should be wary, also suspicious is that on eBay UK alone there are normally around fifty of these watches on offer
The pictures used to illustrate the listings are normally slightly out of focus and/or badly lit or show the watch and packaging in long shot so no details are easily visible:
![fape 1.JPG fape 1.JPG](https://www.g-shockzone.com/data/attachments/0/506-585dcd246b81429103642c56850504bf.jpg)
![fape 2.JPG fape 2.JPG](https://www.g-shockzone.com/data/attachments/0/507-3fe5a28cdc7a0c3c9e539af8d0e48553.jpg)
This one starts at £9.99
![fape 3.JPG fape 3.JPG](https://www.g-shockzone.com/data/attachments/0/508-40a54dd4bfba96f3be113f6458653553.jpg)
The day indicator is directly under the middle "eye" - apparently an easy way to spot a fake
![bape 1.JPG bape 1.JPG](https://www.g-shockzone.com/data/attachments/0/509-67452988c607d4a7e3da80bc7ebec1d9.jpg)
Day indicator between first and second eyes - a genuine Bape? £152 plus delivery from Japan
I found a useful guide to spotting fakes (fapes) on eBay itself: http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/Spot-a-Fake-Bape-G-Shock_W0QQugidZ10000000004394901
Ironically the right hand sidebar contains a selection of current Bathing Ape listings - mainly fakes!