I surrender...

MikiJ

There was a time that I would wander over to ChronoTrader.
Hard to believe that scammers went there like bees to honey.
I would simply ask: "Why so Cheap" or "If it's too good to be true, it is."
Apparently the Mods don't want me to call out their scammers.
If I try to post a reply it never gets posted. Here's the latest scam:
NEW:FS: Omega Professional Caliber 321(views: 146) -- K.Y.Z -- 10/16/19 00:55 GMT

JwRosenthal

This is the rub- as a buyer, I love PayPal. But as a seller I hate it.

Vercingetorix

There are escrow services.

BradleyJ.

It still boggles my mind that people trade over the internet. That seems like the least savory situation to be in.

Vercingetorix

https://www.escrow.com/fee-calculator?utm_campaign=124622823&utm_medium=adwords&utm_source=escrow com fees&utm_content=204724497540&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIypiz8Yih5QIVkrfsCh1b2AD6EAAYASABEgIufvD_BwE

saulgoodman

Exactly, as a buyer I would NEVER wire transfer a significant amount of money to an unknown.

ChicagoFrog

Caution is obviously important, but I have wired funds to people I’ve never met / never even spoken with via phone more times than I can even remember (probably 25-30x over the past six years) and have never once had an issue [knock on wood, as I did this yesterday for a Speedy 😗].

In my opinion, it comes down to comfort. If you’ve done it long enough to know the right questions, have communicated through text or email enough to “peel back the onion” and have also received their bank info and a copy of their ID, it’s very unlikely that you will be left holding the bag. I suppose it’s a “Don’t try this at home” situation if you don’t have the confidence to sniff out irregularities ahead of the transfer, but it’s often the only way to secure watches that are untouched / still with their original owners.

Or hell, maybe I’m just reckless 😉

ChicagoFrog

Caution is obviously important, but I have wired funds to people I’ve never met / never even spoken with via phone more times than I can even remember (probably 25-30x over the past six years) and have never once had an issue [knock on wood, as I did this yesterday for a Speedy 😗].

In my opinion, it comes down to comfort. If you’ve done it long enough to know the right questions, have communicated through text or email enough to “peel back the onion” and have also received their bank info and a copy of their ID, it’s very unlikely that you will be left holding the bag. I suppose it’s a “Don’t try this at home” situation if you don’t have the confidence to sniff out irregularities ahead of the transfer, but it’s often the only way to secure watches that are untouched / still with their original owners.

Or hell, maybe I’m just reckless 😉

ChicagoFrog

Caution is obviously important, but I have wired funds to people I’ve never met / never even spoken with via phone more times than I can even remember (probably 25-30x over the past six years) and have never once had an issue [knock on wood, as I did this yesterday for a Speedy 😗].

In my opinion, it comes down to comfort. If you’ve done it long enough to know the right questions, have communicated through text or email enough to “peel back the onion” and have also received their bank info and a copy of their ID, it’s very unlikely that you will be left holding the bag. I suppose it’s a “Don’t try this at home” situation if you don’t have the confidence to sniff out irregularities ahead of the transfer, but it’s often the only way to secure watches that are untouched / still with their original owners.

Or hell, maybe I’m just reckless 😉