I purchased a counterfeit Rolex watch at the Thompson's Auction weekly local auction. Selling a counterfeit Rolex is illegal. This watch looked very real and I bid on it as such. There was at least one other bidder who also thought it was real as the bid was run up to $170. At that price I thought I was getting a bargain for a real Rolex. Later, I discovered that it is indeed counterfeit.
I contacted the auction and was told at first that I would get a refund. Later, they changed their position and refused to give the refund. I offered to have the refund given to charity but they still refused. They claim that they are not responsible because the watch was in a box lot with a few cheap jewelry items and they did not specifically mention the watch before the bidding.
The box lot was on display so bidders could examine the items.
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