some good practice when buying watch - local and overseas

[triton]

with reference to this thread about a local being scammed and recently receiving a pm from fb member who wanted to buy a watch from a member in facebook group, i like to share some pointers

i do not like to buy watches from members in a facebook group.

• it is hard to locate a watch because i can scroll down indefinitely and not find one
• there is no reference check on the seller who wants to sell the watch.

in this forum, a potential buyer can click on the seller's nick and view seller's profile's feedback score. once transaction is completed, i strongly suggest that both buyer and seller to give one another feedback so that other potential buyer or seller can see and have added confidence in dealing with you in future.

furthermore in facebook group, there is a risk that the seller post non original profile. as a buyer how can you find out more about a seller's credibility?

for overseas transaction, i do not transfer to western union account or its similar type of account. i prefer to use paypal whenever possible. though it will incur a fee, this fee allows some form of re-course if the deal turns sour.

[parchiao]

On the point about transacting through paypal, it is not exactly safe as there are workarounds by dishonest people. To protect yourself in the event that one needs to use paypal, just limit it to a couple of hundred dollars. I do this often with camera lenses up to $1.2K, an amount that I am willing to loose.

[Choo Yao Chuen]

great advice, thanks.

[fishball01]

Hi

Hi. Nice thread. Just suddenly wanted to ask..

[ianlohkcuk]

Agree with advice. Personally, I am also skeptical about selling for "friend" as the friend will have no feedback score...

[triton]

i will still accept selling for friend(s) because some friends don't want the hassle of handling queries about the watch. as such they ask someone to help to sell on behalf.

this only benefits the seller as he/she will accumulate positive ratings.

Agree with advice. Personally, I am also skeptical about selling for "friend" as the friend will have no feedback score...

[Istnelane]

Thanks for sharing.

[donkdwan]

Great advice, thanks for sharing

[milo_88]

valuable advice bro, thanks for sharing!

[venomspeed]

That's a good advice tks for ur sharing.

[eipsy007]

Overseas AD watch is how much lower than local?

[sincere trader]

Thanks for the advice bro.

[Fran]

Good advice thanx

[sampelagos]

Thanks for the advice!

[wafyhne]

Great info sharing!