Welcome to the forum Mike! You'll find that there are a BUNCH of fellow Texans on here. Hopefully you get what you ordered from the non TD site. When I first started collecting reps I did the same thing. I ordered my first rep and THEN found the rep forums. I got lucky and actually received what I ordered. LOL, then never ordered from a non TD again. Ordering from a TD doesn't always mean that you will get a perfect watch, but at least they will work with you to resolve issues and won't scam you.

I always recommend that new folks read the following thread that Angus of PureTime put together: http://www.repgeek.com/showthread.php?t=181150 It's a great primer into the inner workings of the industry.

Anyway, jump in and join the conversations. For the most part we don't bite. Well, we don't leave marks anyway