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jacobnatoli

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Hey everyone,

Pretty new to this site but love all the helpful info. Looking to get a replica AP and wanted to know if the website below is legit or a scam.

Also, looking for a replica Rubberclad if anyone knows a good site/seller. Thanks everyone!

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Welcome.
Sorry, I won't do research for you, but know that we have a section of Trusted Dealers here where you can order pretty much any watch that's available without risk of being scammed.

https://forum.replica-watch.info/forums/trusted-rep-dealers.147/

The site you listed is not among them, so I would advise you to stay clear.
That said, @eBoy is surely going to give you a formal welcome, if he hasn't do so already.
 

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Hi and welcome to RWI! Glad you found your way here.

Don't ever use Google to look for replica watch sites, use the links provided in our TD section, otherwise there's a 99% chance of being scammed, lied to, taken advantage of. Don't even use Google to search TDs, just use our links, there's loads of copycat scam sites waiting for the inexperienced buyer.

Please take some time to read the sticky threads in the new members area (all subsections), learn the basic forum rules and get some very good advice in the process. A number of questions has already been answered there, this is just an example:


As a new subscriber, you've already been directed to this thread, please read carefully and look through the linked additional threads:


Another good thread to read to understand where RWI comes from and some fundamentals is this:


Most of the information you need to know to start is there. If you're preparing to buy, read the stickies before ordering. When you're finished, you can continue learning by reading the stickies in all remaining sections. If it's stickied, it's important information.

If you intend to sell, read the sales rules and all stickies in the sales section with particular care and make sure you understand each single rule. Sales rules infraction is taken very seriously here. As a new member you are not eligible to sell. Using the sales section is a privilege, eligibility must be earned, make sure you know and understand how.

For anything else, feel free to reach out to @eBoy or me, we're happy to assist, advise, direct, explain. Don't hesitate.

Don't be afraid to post noob questions in the new members area. In doubt, use the flame free zone. If you feel uncomfortable anywhere in the new members area, please reach out to @eBoy or me. Mutual respect is of utmost importance to us. On the other hand, we're grown-ups and are supposed to be able to deal with a bit of irony, don't take it personally, ever, a bit of irony never harmed anyone. If you laugh at jokes, you'll make friends faster.

This forum is a treasure trove of information and benefits from the engagement of all members who take their time to share their knowledge, help each other out and have some fun. We hope that you'll benefit and enjoy this platform as well as contribute positively to it.

If at any point you feel to contribute also on another level, feel free to pm the boss (trailboss99) to become a supporter and get some little perks with the status (editing rights, for example).

Enjoy the forum.
 

stratster

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Hi and welcome to RWI! Glad you found your way here.

Don't ever use Google to look for replica watch sites, use the links provided in our TD section, otherwise there's a 99% chance of being scammed, lied to, taken advantage of. Don't even use Google to search TDs, just use our links, there's loads of copycat scam sites waiting for the inexperienced buyer.

Please take some time to read the sticky threads in the new members area (all subsections), learn the basic forum rules and get some very good advice in the process. A number of questions has already been answered there, this is just an example:


As a new subscriber, you've already been directed to this thread, please read carefully and look through the linked additional threads:


Another good thread to read to understand where RWI comes from and some fundamentals is this:


Most of the information you need to know to start is there. If you're preparing to buy, read the stickies before ordering. When you're finished, you can continue learning by reading the stickies in all remaining sections. If it's stickied, it's important information.

If you intend to sell, read the sales rules and all stickies in the sales section with particular care and make sure you understand each single rule. Sales rules infraction is taken very seriously here. As a new member you are not eligible to sell. Using the sales section is a privilege, eligibility must be earned, make sure you know and understand how.

For anything else, feel free to reach out to @eBoy or me, we're happy to assist, advise, direct, explain. Don't hesitate.

Don't be afraid to post noob questions in the new members area. In doubt, use the flame free zone. If you feel uncomfortable anywhere in the new members area, please reach out to @eBoy or me. Mutual respect is of utmost importance to us. On the other hand, we're grown-ups and are supposed to be able to deal with a bit of irony, don't take it personally, ever, a bit of irony never harmed anyone. If you laugh at jokes, you'll make friends faster.

This forum is a treasure trove of information and benefits from the engagement of all members who take their time to share their knowledge, help each other out and have some fun. We hope that you'll benefit and enjoy this platform as well as contribute positively to it.

If at any point you feel to contribute also on another level, feel free to pm the boss (trailboss99) to become a supporter and get some little perks with the status (editing rights, for example).

Enjoy the forum.
Oh, stop the crap. This 99% of being scammed in Google is a way to promote local TD's..
This site is fine, it's pretty safe and they send decent watches but overpriced compared to local TD's, that's it.
If you will get scammed(trust me you won't), just call your bank and chargeback.
 

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Hey everyone,

Pretty new to this site but love all the helpful info. Looking to get a replica AP and wanted to know if the website below is legit or a scam.

Also, looking for a replica Rubberclad if anyone knows a good site/seller. Thanks everyone!

Read the reply from Feefo and start all over again. What he gave you is what you need to find yourself a good rep.
 
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Oh, stop the crap. This 99% of being scammed in Google is a way to promote local TD's..
Great first post. Unfortunately, you couldn’t be more wrong. After you are on the forum for more than a few weeks you might figure this out. We have regular posts from buyers who use Google to find a dealer and then get scammed by said dealer or a copycat TD site. Stop spreading incorrect information.
 

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Oh, stop the crap. This 99% of being scammed in Google is a way to promote local TD's..
This site is fine, it's pretty safe and they send decent watches but overpriced compared to local TD's, that's it.
If you will get scammed(trust me you won't), just call your bank and chargeback.
Great first post.
 

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Oh, stop the crap. This 99% of being scammed in Google is a way to promote local TD's..
This site is fine, it's pretty safe and they send decent watches but overpriced compared to local TD's, that's it.
If you will get scammed(trust me you won't), just call your bank and chargeback.
Are you stupid? If you had spent 3 calories to read some "reviews" in the Non-TD section, you would have known that your statement there is not true. About every other day, a buyer comes by who has been deceived by sellers they have found on Google.

Go back to Reddit.
 

stratster

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Having people scammed by some stores, doesn't mean every store should be labeled as scam. There are plenty of people being scammed by dealers on forums, that doesn't give me the right to say that the local dealers are scammers.
To make it clear, I am the owner of that website and I'm trying to defend it, as I never scammed a single person, I provide QC photos and videos, I do refunds and replacements.
And btw I don't know where people buy to get scammed, probably they go to the cloaked website with dirt cheap prices, which is definitely a red flag.. and they pay with crypto I suppose so they can't chargeback. Pay with credit card or Paypal to have the option to chargeback and you're safe, if it's the first time buying with any vendor.

And don't ask me if I'm stupid or what I smoke, this is disrespectful. I bring arguments to the table while you simply offend.
Cheers everybody
 

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Oh, stop the crap.

Leaving all the rest aside, and I do mean all of it, entering a room as a new participant of a discussion and start partaking by asking a member of staff to "stop the crap" is neither the smartest nor the politest move, nor does it earn you any respect or even earn you the right of being listened to at all.
 

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@stratster you're the owner of that site? That's fine, there's plenty of members trying their luck with non-TDs and some of those get positive reviews here. Some non-TDs even become TDs if their service is of consistent quality and they fulfill certain requirements.
You can defend your doing all you want, you're entitled to it, but do so in a civil and non-confrontational manner. We always advise to use TDs to new members or members with few posts under their belt because it's simply less risky and they have recourse under RWI mediation if anything goes wrong. This is the simple reason.
We do not promote TDs and they do not pay any fees to be TDs, just to be very clear and avoid the classic misconception that RWI is in cahoots with them and endorses cartel-like structures.
As already mentioned, there's innumerable scam sites out there, using TDs eliminates the risk of landing on one of those. Once more experienced, members are able to discern the red flags and try their luck elsewhere, albeit without RWI's protection if something goes wrong.
There will always be alarms when members post non-TD sites, we've seen that all too often and that is a natural reaction. Be objective and let your service speak for you. You don't change peoples' opinions by attacking them.
 

stratster

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I agree I could be more diplomatic with my message and it came across as rude, but in all fairness, you don't advise, you simply label 99% as scam(which is very far from reality), and instruct(not advise) people not to google for replica watches.
Don't ever use Google to look for replica watch sites
A more correct statement would be - use at your own risk, as there are scams out there, be diligent and use reputable sites. This is why I allowed myself to come in more arrogantly.
I don't even really see how one can be scammed paying with a credit card or Paypal, did you guys hear about chargebacks?..
No aggression intended, didn't mean to offend anybody.
 

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@stratster :

The TD's here on this site have been vetted and have proven to be trustworthy over a long period of time through a countless number of transactions with countless members of this board. Transactions that have been handled in a very amicable and satisfactory manner, especially in cases with difficulties of any sort along the way that still ended well because of excellent customer service.

In cases where problems occur, members of staff go an awful long way to mediate, which is an all voluntary but strenuous job, putting in hundreds of hours of their free time to help members. It is therefore good practice and only fair to them to prevent potential trouble before it occurs.

That is why all seniors here will always try to have their backs and advise especially newbies strongly, to stay clear from unknown sellers. Nobody can or will take it upon him or her to check out unknown sellers, although many of us (me included) have bought from other sources than our TD's in the past without any issue.

But it is also true, that newbies google TD's and are then being scammed by copycat sites of real TD's. It happens very frequently. The evidence is documented in many many threads on this forum. There are times where this happens more than once per day. It is tiresome and time consuming.

It is true that there are more reputable sources than the ones listed as a TD here. But as RWI is "my home" when it comes to this hobby, I respect its rules and its preferences. All the rest is my private business.

And finally: Together with the "trusted" status of our TD's here comes the general rule not to use any chargeback option without being told so by a member of staff as an absolute last resort. It is on the contrary frowned upon, when newbies pull that option without consent of staff, as it has the potential to complicate matters even more for everybody.

Hope this helps to understand the vibe, no offence intended, none taken.
 
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I agree I could be more diplomatic with my message and it came across as rude, but in all fairness, you don't advise, you simply label 99% as scam(which is very far from reality), and instruct(not advise) people not to google for replica watches.

A more correct statement would be - use at your own risk, as there are scams out there, be diligent and use reputable sites. This is why I allowed myself to come in more arrogantly.
I don't even really see how one can be scammed paying with a credit card or Paypal, did you guys hear about chargebacks?..
No aggression intended, didn't mean to offend anybody.
I will be political in my response and not aggressive or rude. Yes, there are other dealers out there besides the trusted dealer section, and yes some people do purchase their watches from these dealers without issue. The problem is unless we have a consistent number of members that have successfully purchased and received exactly what they were supposed to receive, we have no way to know if these dealers are decent or not. The reason that this website as well as others like rwg, RepGeek, and reddit rep time have a trusted dealer list is so the vetting process is taken care of and you can be assured that what you order is what you will get. This is why when someone asks about non-trusted dealers, the general response is go to the trusted dealer list. Those dealers have a good solid track record of delivering exactly what is offered and purchased. I am not going to put my reputation on the line recommending some random dealer without any vetting nor is anyone else.
 
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Oh, stop the crap. This 99% of being scammed in Google is a way to promote local TD's..
This site is fine, it's pretty safe and they send decent watches but overpriced compared to local TD's, that's it.
If you will get scammed(trust me you won't), just call your bank and chargeback.
That's really bad advice. Call your bank do a chargeback? How does that work? If you paid by bank transfer it's gone, end of.
 
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That's really bad advice. Call your bank do a chargeback? How does that work? If you paid by bank transfer it's gone, end of.

Exactly this, and there are TDs here who take PayPal f&f.
I managed somehow (alcohol) to send a couple of hundred quid to one the other week .. money that should have gone to my girlfriend, he sent it back within 5 minutes.
If anyone would trust someone they find with Google to that extent then I have some lovely seafront property in Arizona for you!
 
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Asking the staff and the moderators:

is it possible that someone is using the stolen credentials of an old member, just to troll us?
@jacobnatoli is here, silent, since 2016. Now he has posted the usual message that we saw so many times. An obviously attempt to promote an unknown rep site. And immediately, another silent member, @stratster , start posting the usual troll's message: we are all servant of TD, we are payed by them, it's a mafia, blah, blah...
Maybe I am paranoid, I don't know, but considering how many people are interest in good rep, and how much money are spent for it, is it possible that sometimes there is a sort of organized attempt to denigrate this community?