Is this normal? I thought "Intime" is a trusted seller. Not sure why he asked for PayPal that is unprotected for me.
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Intime representative is asking for "to friend" paypal payment
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It's not normal to use PayPal with a TD, especially not goods & services, because of fears of fraudulent / unwarranted refunds or chargebacks that can be requested by the customer.
Most TDs therefore don't accept PayPal payments altogether...
Wise is a good method that most TD accept
You use your credit card to charge the balance of Wise, and then you pay Wise to Bank Transfer using the balance
You use your credit card to charge the balance of Wise, and then you pay Wise to Bank Transfer using the balance
Some TDs have a European IBAN for normal bank transfers.... It's my personal favorite because of the cost efficiency.
Wise is also a very popular option. Also, many TDs offer crypto payments, often with nice discounts...
If you pay by credit card, it's advisable to not use your actual credit card and use a virtual "throw-away" card number for one-time use. After the initial transaction, no further charges can be made. Unfortunately, due to the illicit nature of the business, TDs are unable to get regular merchant accounts, so they depend on card processors of varying trustworthiness and reliability.
There have been incidents in the past with shady card processing companies where additional charges —without the involvement or knowledge of the TD— were applied afterwards. So it's not a good idea to use your "real" credit card information for TD shopping.
Consider yourself lucky that they're letting you use paypal.
This ^
I've only bought twice from two different TD's before. Both times are Friends and Family through PayPal. You're lucky that someone as new as you, they are giving you the option to even use PayPal. Problem with them not doing Friends and Family is because someone who is NEW can have bad intentions. This is why for example, TheOneWatches only allow people with at least 1 year old account with RWI to allow purchase through them.
Oh, also. They are called TD, Trusted Dealer for a reason. For that reason is so that we can order from them with peace in mind. Whether it's through any other credit card service or PayPal F&F. You are in good hands with InTime, RWI doesn't just let anyone become "Trusted Dealer" status for no reason.
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None of my cards worked on the site either. I ended up paying via Litecoin, I have already received my first order, and just got QC for a second.
I just received my Omega Snoopy watch from them. Blown away by the quality as well as their cust service. I too was apprehensive but all good. You get confirmation right away, they literally hold your hand during the process, which I needed since it was my 1st purchase/
They are a trusted dealer, but you might not be a trusted buyer... ;-)
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