Hi Paul,

Thanks for your feedback it was a huge help.

I have been flipping through the forum over the last month or so, trying to track down end links to fit an Oyster Bracelet to my Heuer 844. I've had a few suggestions for alternatives but nothing has really panned out so far.

The below link is to my original post searching for end links.
http://www.chronocentric.com/forums/chronotrader/index.cgi?page=1;md=read;id=18936

After posting on the traders forum I was contacted by a guy named "Wilson Carter" who after confirming that I was still searching for endlinks sent me the below reply. His email seemed a little suspicious to me and so promted me to ask about trading etc.

Hello Markus

Wow ! You should count yourself as lucky because I was to sell mine
that is originally from a Heuer Diver 844 in a mint condition. I was
suppose to sell to a guy in Netherlands but he couldn't come up with
the funds so I decided to keep it still. I'll will take a 120GBP for
it as I will be shipping via UPS on a 3 working days delivery and will
accept payment via Western Union or Money Gram. What's your complete
shipping address?

Kind regards,
Wilson

I decided to get a second opinon and so posted a query asking how much I should be paying for endlinks in regards to the 120GBP Wilson was offering and the general concensus was that it was overpriced and that paying via Western Union sounded suspicious.
http://www.chronocentric.com/forums/chronotrader/index.cgi?page=1;md=read;id=19083

My initial thoughts are that this guy is not a legitamate trader but until I hear back from him with photos and references I will just have to wait and see. If anyone has had any dealings with this guy in the past any references would greatly appreciated.

Wish me luck.

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