Looking for some perspective on an eBay watch purchase. I bought a Panerai PAM1272 for about $5,000 with tax, and it went through eBay Authenticity Guarantee. After receiving it, I found a few issues that were not clearly reflected in the listing: the warranty card showed 2022, while the listing said 2023 the leather strap was far more worn than expected, nearly unusable the rubber strap raised concern because the back had no OEM markings I contacted the seller first. To his credit, he agreed to a $500 partial refund rather than forcing a return, which I accepted. My concern is really with the authentication process. These may not all be authenticity failures in the strict sense, but they are material discrepancies that I would have expected to be flagged during inspection. I still plan to have the watch checked by Panerai for my own peace of mind. Has anyone else had a similar experience where the item passed authentication, but important condition/details were missed?
