Hi Paul,

Thanks to you and the other members who replied with their feedback. It's really good to know that there is a strong community of collectors here who are happy to answer questions and point a newbie like myself in the right direction.

Thanks,
Markus

: Hi Markus, firstly welcome to this forum and secondly, as a new
: collector your concerns are valid and justified. The first piece
: of advice I can give is to ask the seller for a reference and
: check that reference. Secondly, do not use Western Union or
: Moneygram and only use bank transfer if you are in no doubt
: about the autheticity and honesty of the seller. Paypal is
: probably the safest means of payment and I see no reason why a
: seller would refuse. In some cases they may ask for the Paypal
: fee to be added to the sale price. At around 4% this is a small
: price to pay for that added security.

: WARNING: In the current climate and the increased hype surrounding
: the brand scammers are coming out of the woodwork. There is a
: know scam where a "seller" has responded to a Would
: Like To Buy post on Chronocentric offering a high value Monaco.
: OK the scammer wasn’t very smart and used a well known OTD
: members pictures to illustrate the item he was willing to sell
: so he wasn’t fooling anybody with this trick but the fact is
: he picked up the lead from the sales forum. Its a shocking
: reminder that there are some dirty tricksters out there and
: caution, now more so than ever should be the only way to proceed
: on the purchase of a £120 end link or a £5000 Monaco.

: Markus, you are welcome to email me if you have any further
: questions or wish to check out a seller.

: Regards
: Paul
: www.heuerworld.com