I think this is why i gave away more watches than i sold,and i never bought outside of dealers,unless it was for charitable reasons,dont need to get into this kinda BS. The savings over dealers that guaranteed my delivery was always minimal and not worth it.
Buddy,rep buyers are always looking for a deal and shipping a value of $30 is something alot of sellers do so that the buyer doesnt have to pay customs fee's. Claiming the item "used auto. movement" or something generic instead of "fake watch" or things like this.
In the end,this s hits not insured and a buyer could be sporting the watch while grumbling that he didnt get it and wants his money back,this s hits on the seller.
Reminds me of when i sold my RWG watch,i bought it in a charity thing here to help a guy out,later sold it,shipped it to AUS from here in Canada,he said he didnt get it,i refunded him. I bought it twice.
All you can do is hope both sides are level headed and can work things out via pm.
Buying and selling on these forums are "beware" on both ends. Good luck to both involved,i hope you learn something.