From the seller's point of view it is very hard to imagine a transaction smoother than this was. Everything went so well and hazzle free. Thanks again, Mick! The only downside is that I have not managed to find any new Carreras into my collection ;-).

Mika

: When we discussed about formalizing "informal auctions"
: recently I wrote that I'm missing stories about good or bad
: deals. I still think that telling about our experiences would
: educate us all and would help to avoid bad deals.

: Consequently I have to report about my latest deal with an
: OnTheDash regular. But it's also my pleasure to praise Mika, the
: seller of this Monaco ref. 740.303G (or ref. 74033G) with Mark
: II bracelet and
: box:

: Mika offered his rare Monaco in a FSOT ad on ChronoTrader. He
: preferred to trade his watch for a rare 60ties Carrera.
: Unfortunately I had nothing to offer. In a follow-up post Mika
: initiated a very informal auction by simply telling us the day
: of his final decision.

: I asked for additional images and received a complete photo
: documentation. I placed my cash proxy bid. Mika had to evaluate
: and to compare a great number of trade-in and cash offers and
: finally decided to accept my bid.

: Payment was easy and I organized the shipping from Finland to
: Germany by FedEx (plus ParcelPro for insurance). I received the
: watch and accessories very well packed.

: To summarize: despite the auction-like fair pricing method this was
: a straightforward, smooth and fast transaction. Thanks, Mika,
: and I hope that the complementary Carrera deal works out well
: for you.

: Cheers,

: Mick