Andy

Hopefully my eyes are working today....

This was on Ebay with another seller (or under a different Ebay name) for the past 6-12 months, so i'm unsure if he has lifted the pics from him, or if he bought from the seller (seems unlikely as he was never willing to sell this low) ...but what i do remember about this Monaco was that it was a mint case it was without serial numbers...it had the 1133 engraving but was totally without serials. I have seen a few cases like that from time to time.

Getting back to the time wasting aspect of this one, it does make you wonder why anyone bothers these days with such methods, surely if you were trying to scam someone making it more complex is only going to trigger alarm bells, the only times i've been had was a simple "paypal me off Ebay and the package gets sent out tomorrow with a tracking number"...Myself and PG got done by the same guy and like elephants we have long memories...we'll be back ;-)

Rich

: FAO T*****s B*****y ebay Monaco 251177264188

: So, browsing French ebay the other day i came across 'your'
: interesting Monaco in the 'small ads' section @ €4400.
: Location, Saint-Etienne, France.

: I completed the inline contact thingy in French asking you if the
: watch is still available etc.

: You then replied in French saying that you're actually English,
: living in Manchester and that the watch is available.

: Hmmm, Ok, I replied as we're both Brits lets continue in English.

: Back came some great photos showing a lovely watch with TAG service
: history etc etc plus a seemingly complex way of completing the
: deal...I quote -

: "Thanks for your returning message. The watch is located in
: Manchester, and the price including delivery is: 4400 EUR. For
: the delivery and payment I wish to use a professional transport
: company. You will see here how it works.
: The transport company will manage and intermediate our sale. I will
: prepare and safely pack it for the delivery and I'll consign it
: to the company, after paying for all the fees upfront. Then you
: then must make the payment to the transport company and they
: will deliver the package to your home address. From the arrival
: date you will have 10 days inspection period to check and
: approve the product. Upon this period you can accept or decline
: the purchase, if you decide to decline - a full refund will be
: processed. (All shipping return costs will be for me to cover).
: Please let me know if you agree to these conditions and send me
: your full address so I may look for the possibility of
: delivery."

: To save any delay I suggested that rather than go through the
: above, why don't I just get my Manchester based cousin to meet
: you and do the deal face to face.
: Strangely you've now stopped replying to my emails.

: Is there a problem?
: :-)
: AndyO...