David_Oakley
I should Work at Oakley
Not to discredit the OP, but I would like to respectfully say that the ebay seller Brent (Kingranch22) is NOT a fraud. I have actually had a couple of phone conversations with him this week (he lives in Texas like myself). From what I have gathered from the conversations, he's a straight forward person who is selling his Plasma Romeo set for a high price on ebay because he'd learned recently that Romeos carry that kind of premium these days.
In addition he has even texted me on his own accord after our conversations to inquire about his Romeo set and which box his Plasma Romeo should go with. The guy, he originally bought an X-metal R1 retail but it got stolen. He then got a warranty replacement from Oakley headquarters, hence the Plasma R1 he has now. However, he didn't even know the difference between an X-metal and Plasma finish. I spent a good deal of time explaining to him the difference and just to share the little bit of info I've acquired on Romeos since I started collecting in September of last year. I don't know everything, but with the help of this forum (namely Xmetalmaniac) my learning curve has exponentially risen in the short time I've been on this forum.
Just to reiterate, he is not a fraud. I get "phishing" emails from family members and close friends ALL the time. It's just an unfortunate coincidence that the OP experienced. He is legit, period.
David
In addition he has even texted me on his own accord after our conversations to inquire about his Romeo set and which box his Plasma Romeo should go with. The guy, he originally bought an X-metal R1 retail but it got stolen. He then got a warranty replacement from Oakley headquarters, hence the Plasma R1 he has now. However, he didn't even know the difference between an X-metal and Plasma finish. I spent a good deal of time explaining to him the difference and just to share the little bit of info I've acquired on Romeos since I started collecting in September of last year. I don't know everything, but with the help of this forum (namely Xmetalmaniac) my learning curve has exponentially risen in the short time I've been on this forum.
Just to reiterate, he is not a fraud. I get "phishing" emails from family members and close friends ALL the time. It's just an unfortunate coincidence that the OP experienced. He is legit, period.
David
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