watchman12345 Posted October 9, 2006 Report Posted October 9, 2006 One of the respected dealers asked me to send cash via registered post as payment. This will be my first rep and Im nervous. I dont like sending cash through the post. What should I do? Thanks for the help.
dcrooz Posted October 9, 2006 Report Posted October 9, 2006 Are you unable to pay through other mediums or was that his request? Either way PT is a trusted and reliable dealer (although I've never purchased from him) so you should be fine. One word of advice is just to make sure from some one here that you have the right contact details for him, would hate for some one to be impersonating him...
Linder Posted October 9, 2006 Report Posted October 9, 2006 Was it by PM or email? What email address asked for this?
HighDef Posted October 9, 2006 Report Posted October 9, 2006 WOw!! First thing in my mind is that member who gave DW email addy with just one different character. Just make sure that you are dealing with the right person. Good luck. First time I have heard of this kind of dealing with our trusted dealers. The other thing is probably because you only have 2 posts.
Richard Tracy Posted October 9, 2006 Report Posted October 9, 2006 My advice is to never send cash for any reason, to anyone..
dcrooz Posted October 9, 2006 Report Posted October 9, 2006 WOw!! First thing in my mind is that member who gave DW email addy with just one different character. Just make sure that you are dealing with the right person. Good luck. First time I have heard of this kind of dealing with our trusted dealers. The other thing is probably because you only have 2 posts. that's exactly what was going through my mind, except I hadn't noticed he only had 2 posts...
tonton2000 Posted October 9, 2006 Report Posted October 9, 2006 Ive sent cash to PT plenty of times with no problems. I am however in the UK, as is he. I dunno how much i trust posting money abroad, postal workers can have sticky fingers, but as far as PT goes it wont be a problem.
shingen Posted October 9, 2006 Report Posted October 9, 2006 PT asked me to send cash via registerd post aswell which i didnt do ..sorry if my verified paypal isnt good enough theres plenty of other people who will take it. Its a new user type thing he doesnt trust me but why the hell should i trust him ..no thanks.
Linder Posted October 9, 2006 Report Posted October 9, 2006 I would think those under British jurisdiction are probably scariest to PT.
watchman12345 Posted October 10, 2006 Author Report Posted October 10, 2006 (edited) Sorry for the late reply. I have been lurking for the last month or so building up the courage to buy my first rep. The dealer is Precious Time. I have decided not to send cash in the mail so I communicated this to PT and am awaiting a reply. I will prob buy from Josh now as he seems to have a great reputation. I would love to buy from PT as he is UK based but if he cannot trust me enough to use paypal I understand. Just to clear up earlier posts I would be happy to use paypal but he doesnt seem to want to use it. Pity. I plan on buying a nice few reps! Seem to be amazing quality! The email address is "watchcentre@*****.com" so it appears gen. Thanks for your help guys. Edited October 10, 2006 by Admin
TineT Posted October 10, 2006 Report Posted October 10, 2006 Well, I've had nothing but great experience with PT, and since he has had PP chargebacks (well commented here on the board) in the past I can support him. I have a watch coming from him and one more on order. In my eyes PT is a great guy!
Febus Posted October 10, 2006 Report Posted October 10, 2006 PT asked me to send cash via registerd post aswell which i didnt do ..sorry if my verified paypal isnt good enough theres plenty of other people who will take it. Its a new user type thing he doesnt trust me but why the hell should i trust him ..no thanks. Paypal screwed him due to one user being an ass. I can understand why he doesn't want to use them. Don't know if this is just for 'noobs' or for everyone but I paid him by direct bank transfer, no way would I send cash because although I trust PT, I don't trust the mail service. The choice is of course down to the person buying, as you say there's plenty of other people taking paypal, although not so many in the EU.
Admin Posted October 10, 2006 Report Posted October 10, 2006 Paypal screwed him due to one user being an ass. I can understand why he doesn't want to use them. Don't know if this is just for 'noobs' or for everyone but I paid him by direct bank transfer, no way would I send cash because although I trust PT, I don't trust the mail service. The choice is of course down to the person buying, as you say there's plenty of other people taking paypal, although not so many in the EU. I agree with you on that one. I would never sendcash to anyone, but that's because I don't trust the mail service.
Uhrenfreund25 Posted October 10, 2006 Report Posted October 10, 2006 You can trust PT completely. He is just a great dealer!
kingkitesurf Posted October 10, 2006 Report Posted October 10, 2006 Yep PT has great timepieces... I have his GMT master and it gets most wristtime. His shipping is lightning fast... almost next day delivered in my case. He did get screwed over with Paypal... I understand him. You can thrust PT but indeed make sure you are communicating with him... So did you send him a email message via his website or via his dealer info here on the board no worries... If not...then be careful. Sending cash with registered mail in a carbon envelop is fine.... but Paypal is better because you have proof at least and then risks with shipping are more a dealer issue (and I have experience with confiscated watches! and cash payments).
r11co Posted October 10, 2006 Report Posted October 10, 2006 I'm with da boss on this one. Regardless of how trustworthy the dealer is, cash through the post is a no-no as it is FAR FAR too easy for an empty envelope or no envelope at all to arrive, and every major postal service flatly refuses to pay compensation for cash lost when sent through the post. If PayPal is not an option then I'd be sending a personal cheque within the UK or bank transfer overseas.
watchman12345 Posted October 10, 2006 Author Report Posted October 10, 2006 I asked him about paypal yesterday and am waiting for a reply, but I will probably just buy from josh if he does not accept it. The watch is the PO orange, so from what I can see from reading (alot) here the models are virtually identical from all dealers apart maybe from paul.
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