Watch returned to chrono24 seller due to defects. Who pays the return shipping?

Archer · Nov 15, 2020

Kargol
I will just take my chances.
I don’t live in California or London. I live in an island in Greece. All I have is chrono24 and eBay, otherwise I must give up my hobby. And I really prefer chrono24.

You do appear to have a lot of issues with watch transactions...

Are you keeping all these watches that you are buying, or are you trying to do a little trading for profit? I ask because although I understand it's difficult in the location where you are, but are these really your only options? I would suggest you maybe find a trusted person you can work with to find watches for you, rather than buying from a bunch of different sellers. If you are flipping for profit that probably won't work, but if you are collecting it might be your best bet to avoid all these hassles.

Kargol · Nov 15, 2020

Archer
You do appear to have a lot of issues with watch transactions...

Are you keeping all these watches that you are buying, or are you trying to do a little trading for profit? I ask because although I understand it's difficult in the location where you are, but are these really your only options? I would suggest you maybe find a trusted person you can work with to find watches for you, rather than buying from a bunch of different sellers. If you are flipping for profit that probably won't work, but if you are collecting it might be your best bet to avoid all these hassles.

I like to wear many watches, however I am not a man that would keep a watch that I don’t wear. I buy and sell all the time. If I like one i never sell it. If I don’t, I sell it right away. I don’t buy to make profit but I also would never sell lower than the price I bought it, except of some buys I sometimes make that i didn’t research good or was absolutely spontaneous because I was excited of a watch the later unfortunately let me down. So sometime yes , I lose some money but that’s ok.

I have seller friends, who send me watches and I do buy from them, but most of the times I am researching for specific watches and when I think it’s the right time I hit the trigger. If you are searching for specific models you need to do your own research. My friends don’t have everything I want of course...

Back to the meaning of my post , yes, in the past few weeks a lot of issues occurred to me and I don’t really know why. But it’s not my fault when a faulty watch comes to my hands which I buy some thousand of euros. For such expensive watch I would demand some more professionalism from the sellers and also from chrono24! That’s why I am sad and wanted to share my thoughts . If this continues to happen to me for a few more months by the end of 2021 I will have paid the price of a whole watch in return shippings!

Archer · Nov 15, 2020

Kargol
I like to wear many watches, however I am not a man that would keep a watch that I don’t wear. I buy and sell all the time. If I like one i never sell it. If I don’t, I sell it right away.

If this continues to happen to me for a few more months by the end of 2021 I will have paid the price of a whole watch in return shippings!

If you are going to buy a lot of watches to try, and know you are not going to keep a lot of them, then the end result is you will end up paying for that in the end.

Chrono24 has a policy, so either use them or don't based on your acceptance of that policy. There's really not much more to it than that.

I don't believe there's anything "wrong" with what they are doing. The policy is stated, and you have a choice to use them or not. If you do, then there's really no point in complaining about it.

Kargol · Nov 15, 2020

Archer
If you are going to buy a lot of watches to try, and know you are not going to keep a lot of them, then the end result is you will end up paying for that in the end.

Chrono24 has a policy, so either use them or don't based on your acceptance of that policy. There's really not much more to it than that.

I don't believe there's anything "wrong" with what they are doing. The policy is stated, and you have a choice to use them or not. If you do, then there's really no point in complaining about it.

I thought it was a fair complaint and a nice topic to discuss. I got some great replies and I am really happy that I decided to post this

Watch returned to chrono24 seller due to defects. Who pays the return shipping?

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