: Scott - thank you for your input. I appreciate
: your thoughts. I prefer to give the benefit
: of the doubt and believe that Eric Davril
: did, in fact, send the watch. I did not
: notice it at first, but the box, which
: appeared sealed upon arrival at my home, had
: a razor-blade incision along an edge that
: had been taped and sealed. It appears that
: someone may have opened the box in transit.
: Inside the box was crumpled French newpaper
: used for packing.

: I submitted a claim with the U.S. Postal
: Service, the carrier on my end. However,
: they are not hopeful.

: The issue here is whether Eric Davril (aka
: Fanny Brawne) should have tried to save his
: money by not purchasing insurance to protect
: my Euro 1000?

: Thank you again. Other input is welcome

For what its worth James, I think you are being a bit unfair. Shipping is seperate to insurance- I have bought several watches online and always specify that a) I want the package insured and b) that until I get the package it is the responsibility of the sender.

He is not doing the right thing by not returning your calls, but then again you are splashing his name across multiple notice boards.

I'm sorry that you didn't get the watch and thatyou are now out of pocket- I'm just not so sure that this is clearly the sellers fault.

Hope you find a resolution.