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I bought a watch from @ComNero last week, this is the sales thread:
forum.replica-watch.info
The watch was described to be as new, there was supposed to be a gen strap in the deal and shipping was supposed to be included. Sounds pretty appealing, right?
Wrong...
The seller must have sensed that I'm pretty excited about the deal, so he has asked me for 18€ extra for shipping ( because he has never shipped to my country and was under the impression that shipping might be difficult, even though it's a part of EU and it's bordering his country ). I thought that was a bit off, but what is 18€ when you HAVE to get THE watch, right?
So we made a deal, I paid 400€ and then I asked about the gen strap that was supposedly included.
Is it an extra gen strap?
Because the one on the watch is definitely not gen! But he says it is exactly the one on the watch, because the previous seller told him so. The older sales thread doesn't say that it's gen either. And I know for a fact that the previous seller never told him that.
So he starts changing the tone and saying that it doesn't matter, because he didn't charge extra for the "gen" strap and if I'm trying to say that he scammed me and my spider senses and red flags start firing up!
So why not just say that the watch comes with a gen crystal and dial and everything next time? It's obviously not a problem in his mind if you lie and not charge for it, right? Just act offended a bit after the fact and be done with it, sounds like a plan to me!
I was very disappointed and frustrated at that point, but thought I would at least get my watch soon and be done with this ordeal. I did pay extra 18€ for shipping on top of already included shipping, right? So he had at least 30€ budget, considering shipping was included in his original price, so he would pick a faster service, right? Right?!
He has shipped the watch the next day. He paid 13€. The watch spent the next 5 days in his country and was delivered in a week. I've received many parcels from his country and paid about 15€ for shipping. All delivered in under 4 days. So he obviously chose the most basic shipping. But whatever, he knows best...
So the postman rings and hands me an old chewed up bubblewrap envelope ( no box ). I ran upstairs and opened up the package. OMFG. This is what was looking back at me:
Who sends a watch with a strap in this condition? Wouldn't you clean it for yourself? This is "like new"? Have you ever seen a new watch? It doesn't have a cheese factory on the bottom of the strap, I can tell you that! What in the actual f#%k? That's one of the most disrespectful things you can do to your buyer!
Anyway, this is what it could look like if he took 10 minutes out of his day, some warm water, a soft Curaprox toothbrush and some Q tips:
It takes 10 minutes, think about it.
It took me another 20 minutes to clean the rest of the gunk, but it's fine now.
So I told him about my gripes and all he could say was: "Are you serious?"
Now I expect him to either hide or come and act all offended and play a victim of an evil buyer that's treating him wrong.
But I'll let the forum be the judge. Is this the way we treat each other? I know I don't and I'm sure that many of my buyers can confirm that.
I'm not angry or mad, just sad and disappointed.
[SOLD] - FS - Breitling Avenger Bandit by GF
Hi guys, for sale its another rare gem,a Breitling Avenger Bandit from GF in like new conditions,working flawless. Its a rare piece in any codition,but like new i think its really hard to find. comes with a gen strap as bonus (for ref my wrist its circa 19cm). Got it M2M for 400 usd,looking to...
forum.replica-watch.info
The watch was described to be as new, there was supposed to be a gen strap in the deal and shipping was supposed to be included. Sounds pretty appealing, right?
Wrong...
The seller must have sensed that I'm pretty excited about the deal, so he has asked me for 18€ extra for shipping ( because he has never shipped to my country and was under the impression that shipping might be difficult, even though it's a part of EU and it's bordering his country ). I thought that was a bit off, but what is 18€ when you HAVE to get THE watch, right?
So we made a deal, I paid 400€ and then I asked about the gen strap that was supposedly included.
Is it an extra gen strap?
Because the one on the watch is definitely not gen! But he says it is exactly the one on the watch, because the previous seller told him so. The older sales thread doesn't say that it's gen either. And I know for a fact that the previous seller never told him that.
So he starts changing the tone and saying that it doesn't matter, because he didn't charge extra for the "gen" strap and if I'm trying to say that he scammed me and my spider senses and red flags start firing up!
So why not just say that the watch comes with a gen crystal and dial and everything next time? It's obviously not a problem in his mind if you lie and not charge for it, right? Just act offended a bit after the fact and be done with it, sounds like a plan to me!
I was very disappointed and frustrated at that point, but thought I would at least get my watch soon and be done with this ordeal. I did pay extra 18€ for shipping on top of already included shipping, right? So he had at least 30€ budget, considering shipping was included in his original price, so he would pick a faster service, right? Right?!
He has shipped the watch the next day. He paid 13€. The watch spent the next 5 days in his country and was delivered in a week. I've received many parcels from his country and paid about 15€ for shipping. All delivered in under 4 days. So he obviously chose the most basic shipping. But whatever, he knows best...
So the postman rings and hands me an old chewed up bubblewrap envelope ( no box ). I ran upstairs and opened up the package. OMFG. This is what was looking back at me:
Who sends a watch with a strap in this condition? Wouldn't you clean it for yourself? This is "like new"? Have you ever seen a new watch? It doesn't have a cheese factory on the bottom of the strap, I can tell you that! What in the actual f#%k? That's one of the most disrespectful things you can do to your buyer!
Anyway, this is what it could look like if he took 10 minutes out of his day, some warm water, a soft Curaprox toothbrush and some Q tips:
It takes 10 minutes, think about it.
It took me another 20 minutes to clean the rest of the gunk, but it's fine now.
So I told him about my gripes and all he could say was: "Are you serious?"
Now I expect him to either hide or come and act all offended and play a victim of an evil buyer that's treating him wrong.
But I'll let the forum be the judge. Is this the way we treat each other? I know I don't and I'm sure that many of my buyers can confirm that.
I'm not angry or mad, just sad and disappointed.
