Shipping A Rep Watch Overseas

[buckeye]

I have been discussing with another member either selling or trading watch(es). When I discovered he lived in Japan and I'm in the US....all of the thoughts of posts of customs issues, dealers warning of higher scrunity, how dealers ship with fake names and addresses, etc. came flooding over me.

Questions:

Am I just being paranoid, or should I be concerned? I realize I can make confiscation his problem, but if my name is on the documents, and I'm shipping rep goods, then I'm kinda on the hook. The buyer/trader wants the package to be registered with tracking......should I just confine my transactions to within the US (I do have other interest parties in the US)? Are there any tricks (fake names and address, etc.) that would be wise?

I appreciate any thoughts you all might have.

thanks in advance...

[Linder]

I am not an expert but perhaps try shipping the case seperately from the bracelets and ship them a week apart?

Have both parties mention the contents as watch for repair or bracelet for repair, etc.

Good luck!

[infinitime]

I think your exposure is really limited to having the watch confiscated, I have never heard of customs actually prosecuting any receipients. Having said that, if you are concerned, you can always have the watch disassembled, and shipped separately as parts. Customs tend to target completed items, and generally are much more lax on parts, particularly when it is clearly marked as such (even genuine Rolex owners need "refinished" dials and such). This may be more expensive in terms of shipping, but well worth it if you are concerned about an expensive item being confiscated.