The bottom line was the question "Is timeshop.net reputable?" The answer in my opinion is yes, because I have, like I said purchase 5 or 6 watches from Mark and have had an excellent experience everytime. When there have been hiccups (which happen with every dealer), he rectified the situation immediately. There seems to be lots of extra curricular stuff with the admins purchase... maybe there was too high of an expectation from them, maybe Mark felt he was being taken advantage of... So, of course, the truth lies somewhere in the middle, I am sure.