Bought Rolex but received Empty Box--HELP

[freefly]

Originally Posted by helo008

The box was packaged and shipped at the UPS store. The seller mentioned that he brought the box packaged in the white paper sleeve that says OYSTER S SAP 39137 (with no other obvious labelling) and watched the employees box and seal it. Unfortunately, it was not sealed with tamper-proof tape, but when the local police officer came by to take my statement he noticed that one side of the box was double/triple taped, making it possibly it was tampered with?

On the other hand, it doesn't sound like it was opened to verify contents at the store...:(

Yeah, probably not the smartest thing to box it up at the UPS store counter. There are plenty of "opportunists" out there savvy enough to recognize a Rolex box sleeve. I would be looking closely at the first points of contact who were privy to the package contents (UPS counter workers). As for verifying the contents (to rule out a seller scam), I would think that the package weight at the counter could be verified, and compared to the weight of what you received (a GMT IIc weights almost exactly 5 oz.).
If the weights were different, that would be exculpatory the seller (or inculpatory if the weights were the same).

Also, if you haven't already, I'd follow up with PD to confirm that the report was filed and the SN was entered into the NCIC database (stolen article file).
That will flag it if it shows up at any pawn shops that use NCIC-check software...and most do, especially on big-ticket items like this.
You might even call the local pawn shops within a 10+ mile radius directly every couple days to see if any of them get a GMT IIC in.
Google the SN every couple days, and keep an eye out on eBay and Craigslist as well.