I do understand the need for these measures, it's tragic that even the OF has been infiltrated by scammers and cheats. I do find it a little frustrating that after so much time hovering on the fringes of a discussion thread I should joint in one to share my concerns about a suspicious sale offer that I had been involved with and now end up being generally excluded as a security measure. However I acknowledge that integrity is all, or the forum will be irredeemably corrupted and I support these steps unreservedly and uncomplainingly. Who knows, given time, expertise and an evening course in sarcasm and badinage I might even begin to make a useful contribution.

 

Badinage ... quite the recherché noun!

Are, perchance, you both an Omega enthusiast and sesquipedalian?

A sesquipedalian's badinage can be quite piquant.

See? You've been useful already!

 

Oh damn, I meant bandaging, I want to be a first aider when I grow up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . andwhyusesuchalongincomprehensiblewordwhenashortonewillusuallydoaswell?

 

Well, to quote one of the greatest philosophers and free thinkers of the western world, Tina Turner, what's love got to do with it?

 

I can't even reply to my own sales thread though...

And I can't reply to other people's sales threads to ask questions

200 posts seems high as do the other criteria. I am not looking to scam anyone and have bought watches through here & WUS but this will probably prevent me from selling here unless I want to just reply to 130 more posts "Booya!", "You go girl!", "High 5" and other meaningless participation.

 

We may be sarcastic, but bondage is not tolerated, .....usually!

Fret, all is well, just ask the mod's for anything you want to do, good people will be in, hopefully, bad people will be out!
I really feel that we are just taking our keys out of the car ignition instead of leaving them in!

I ask everyone not to overreact and just make simple observations and polite requests and all will be good.

 

Hi Buck, just to interject a slightly serious note (and interrupt your bawdy bandage bondage badinage with cicindela) I support entirely what the mods are doing - we can all see the new measures are for our overall benefit - even while we take issue with the details. I've had restored the keys to the ignition already and I'll be up and running with the best/worst of you in due course, cheers

 

As I said in the other thread, I fully support this.

 

I support the measures as well and have seen similar precautions yield good results elsewhere. Unfortunately, I fall on the sharp end of these. I have two sales threads that went up before these precautions. I'd like to edit them. Any chance? Thanks. ... Deldog

DLT222

 

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Could watches being sold be veted by key staff members to ensure they are real, not frankens or redials? So a novice or intermediate could buy in peace.

 

Yes. I didn't think of that. We are all members, so any concerns can be addressed to veteran members by PM of course.

 

OK now you're just using German to show off. Here,s to the mods.

 

Certainly agree with these measures. My problem is that I have never sold a watch before online or otherwise (lots of eBay purchases and a few sales) so how can I ever comply with point 2 (references) if I want to sell my Omega on this forum, which would be the obvious forum for selling an Omega watch? Is this a Catch 22?

 

I agree. A few rotten apples spoil the whole bunch. I have a watch I want to sell, and would like it to go to an enthusiast. But I'm new to the forum and can't list it here

 

I agree. I'm by no means a merchant. I'm a regular dude and full time law student. I just sold my m3 on e46 fanatics forum. It was the smoothest, most pleasant transaction I could have asked for. I had the car checked out a local BMW mechanic. I would do the same if I was selling a watch. I'd take it to the local authorized dealer (omega, Rolex etc.) to be verified. I'm not trying to rip anyone off I just want take take care of my business quickly and efficiently.