First order with Trusty from Jan 9,2024

[William986]

First order with Trusty Andrew on 1/9/24, he was very responsive and sent me payment instructions same day

I ordered two watches BPF Submariner and CF Batgirl, I also paid for two seperate shipping charges to get the watches sooner, since CF batgirl had longer wait time. Andrew mentioned BPF should be available and in stock (4 - 12 days) for QC, while CF had 4 week wait time which isn't a big deal to me.

Payment made - 1/10/24

Payment confirmed - 1/13/24

1/18 - recieved another email, payment verified & 4-12 days for qc pics

2/2 - QC pics for BPF delayed due to CNY - understandably so timing was just bad on my end.

2/6 - QC recieved for BPF

2/21 - BPF tracking recieved

3/4 - I sent a nudge email, about QC pics for Batgirl

3/6 - first watch recieved BPF

3/28- nudge email reminding Andrew for QC pics for bat girl , he advised they had long wait times.

4/23 - another nudge for QC pics, he replied CF has not sent them over yet .

5/6 - another nudge email for QC pics, (I am starting to lose some patience at this point) Andrew replies CF has been effected by recent raids

5/8 - I am requesting to change makes for VSF starbucks but with CF still as my top choice or I can recieve a refund, but would like to give him benefit of doubt to try this one more time. Andrew replies , Clean should a be releasing GMT soon and he will follow up and update me.

Will update my first transaction with Trusty as we continue the search for CF Batgirl.

 

[MaximillianGT]

I heard that all the CF reps might have a delay for a month or so, good luck with your first buy.

 

[William986]

Oh tell me about it, I'm going towards 5- 6 months as of today

 

[William986]

I heard that all the CF reps might have a delay for a month or so, good luck with your first buy.

Oh tell me about it, I'm going towards 5- 6 months as of today for the CF.

QUOTEREPLY

 

[MaximillianGT]

Oh tell me about it, I'm going towards 5- 6 months as of today for the CF.

QUOTEREPLY

CF and GMT II, you take your pick. You combined the 2 longest lines.

 

[William986]

Crazy, I figured 4-12 weeks for qc was doable, but if I had known it was 6+ months I would have went a different route.

I did end up purchasing 2 more CF GMT within this time frame from a TD on here as well, the whole process from payment to delivery took 30days.

I have a option to cancel but I would like to see this deal through.

 

[William986]

Crazy, I figured 4-12 weeks for qc was doable, but if I had known it was 6+ months I would have went a different route.

I did end up purchasing 2 more CF GMT within this time frame from a TD on here as well, the whole process from payment to delivery took 30days.

I have a option to cancel but I would like to see this deal through.

@MaximillianGT

 

[MaximillianGT]

@MaximillianGT

I understand, 6+ months of waiting is not something we can see a lot, I feel your pain. And to be honest, I don't have any words to comfort you, just to wish you good luck and enjoy the reps as much as possible when they arrive.

 

[William986]

I understand, 6+ months of waiting is not something we can see a lot, I feel your pain. And to be honest, I don't have any words to comfort you, just to wish you good luck and enjoy the reps as much as possible when they arrive.

Thanks, no comfort needed, it'll be all worth it once it's all said and done. But thanks for your words anyhow!

I have hope this one will come through! To Andrew/ Trusty credit his response times are always swift and replies within a timely manner.

 

[William986]

5/11 - Trusty sent chaser email to factory

 

[William986]

5/23 - I let Trusty know I won't be needing to change factories on this order since I purchased another CF factory from a different TD and would like a refund since his company isn't able to get the watch I'm interested in and it is only fair I request a refund after 6+ months.

Trusty replies he will explicitly request a CF batgirl from the factory for me

6/9 - I have not heard back and have sent another email asking for a refund since I have another TD able to get a QC in 2 days for the same watch.

 

[William986]

I would still like for Trusty to send me the watch and see this deal through but for a watch that is not that rare to get for 7 months wait is a bit too long. At the moment I feel uncomfortable keep waiting for a watch I see people getting QC of waiting a few weeks.

 

[Kerbus]

Similar happened to me earlier this year with another TD I got my watch fast with another one

 

[William986]

6/9 -Trusty offered me a few refund options, I've chosen the one where I lose 4%, but at this point It might be my best option.

Will update once refund have been recieved.

 

[Kerbus]

Glad to hear he is at least offering something

 

[William986]

6/10 - Trusty sent refund

Although the second watch didn't workout, we were still able to close the deal by refund, I have nothing good or bad to say about Trusty, would I rather recieve the watch of course but sometimes certain TDs just don't have the same connection for certain makes . My lesson to this is unless the TD says they can get QC in a few days, think twice before placing a order if u cannot wait 6+ months.

 

[William986]

Glad to hear he is at least offering something

He is a TD on RWI, I was never afraid of not receiving the watch or my refund. My patience just got the best of me for this particular piece.

 

[MaximillianGT]

think twice before placing a order if u cannot wait 6+ months

Good to hear that your problem is solved.

When you buy enough reps from all over the world, you'll realize a long wait like this is possible but not going to happen every day. It all depends on the current situation of the factories and the TDs in China. Generally speaking, a modded rep usually takes 2-3 months. Anything over 6 months is rather uncommon, though it could happen.

 

[tbandy]

@William986 You should be nominated for the patience award !