First time order - went well even though it didn't go through

[dogwood]

I'm new to the rep scene. I reached out to JTime on WhatsApp about the Noob Daytona V4 which is listed as "available" on jtime.io. I'd read about the Noob factory raid, so I was skeptical if it was truly available, and was a little worried that I might end up buying a low grade fake Noob. Li texted back very quickly and said:

"Sorry to tell, all Noob factory products are not available for ordering. Noob factory got raided 5 months ago and shut down, and the probably [sic] wont be back working again anymore..."

I'm very impressed. This is my first time trying to order, and honestly I'm super impressed. It takes a lot of integrity to tell a customer you can't help them. In my books, Li earned the title "Trusted Dealer" with his honesty. I'm going to keep looking for high quality reps and when I find one I want I'll be going back to Li.

 

[derjenigewelcher]

Hello my friend. You still have a lot to learn
Please consult the fixed threads in the news section.

The dealers do not work by listing their current inventory on their homepage.
Noob has shut down, and being a TRUSTED dealer here means he won't lie to you when it comes to the product.
Li is definitely a man of integrity.

But please take a look at some topics first here:

https://forum.replica-watch.info/forum/new-members-area

 

[dogwood]

Indeed. I am but a Padawan and have much to learn. Thanks for the link to the thread, I found it while exploring the forum shortly after I made the original post. It of course makes sense that keeping accurate inventory info online in such a business would be impractical given the raids / shutdowns / small production runs. Nonetheless, I was impressed by Li's integrity. As general comment about this community, it's quite miraculous: a dedicated community of enthusiasts who've bootstrapped a verification and trust system for a marketplace of vendors without any central authority. That kind of thing is rare and beautiful. I'm happy to have stumbled into this corner of the internet.