Newbie from Mississauga here
Been lurking on this forum and Replica-watch.info for say 3 months. Interested in reps because I genuinely like/prefer the design look of top brands, but realistically don't believe I need to put that kind of money into something that could be broken, stolen, lost, or stop working at any time.
I have now 2 reps, a DSSD and a Panerai 000, one bought through a trusted dealer (thanks D4M) and one from a nice Cdn (thanks ocyte).
Found my way to this thread list after some frustration with a reseller who didn't want my full price payment for a listed sale, because I didn't have enough feedback or posts.
Not sure if others here have had the same challenges/frustration, however I guess from my experience on other forums, someone could have a lot of feedback and still be a schmuk.
sorry if it sounds like I'm venting a bit, but the seller of the watch I wanted to buy, had problems he said selling to someone with little feedback. what he didn't think about was he was selling $2000 modded watches. Of course someone shelling out that kind of cash is going to be picky. I was buying a $270 watch, sheesh.
Anyway, thanks to whomever sees this for taking the time to read the first line. Looking forward to learning lots, spending lots, and toying lots.
Go CANADA!
thanks, but perhaps my points are more about the process
I wasn't attacking TwissT, rather identifying perhaps a problem with the process that everyone on the forum has brought upon themselves. Perhaps in the interest of "customer service" we're being too lenient with refunds? I mean it is up to the buyer to do the diligence, people offering items up for sale/trade are not stores and those buying shouldn't be treating it as such. As a result of sellers attempting to act like stores, we empower a purchaser with the opportunity to get out of a deal. When was the last time you heard of someone buying something from a garage sale, going back to the house they bought it from and asking for a refund? or same could be said for buying something at a flea market.
Whenever I buy something, I do ask lots of questions, and weigh the risk of my purchase on the price I pay. I think in many ways, we've brought it upon ourselves. There's nothing stopping a seller from turning around and reselling it, assuming they didn't tell the world they bought it in the first place. Not sure, bit of a dilemma. I'll play the game because I like the product.
I belong to a number of forums, however I've never really grasped the need to get to know people virtually. Perhaps that's my loss. either way, I don't hold anything against TwissT, and I think he knows that.
But thanks for the feedback.
shaughn
