This is Watch Your Style.
Today we're gonna be discussing how to buy a watch on the Internet or through social
media.
OK, so where do I begin?
I mean, one of the first things that you wanna look at is, what service am I gonna use to
find this watch?
Whether it's gonna be through social media, perhaps on Instagram or if you're gonna be
using a service like eBay, also a very good verifiable source.
Or you could maybe buy directly from a website on the Internet that's an ecommerce website.
I also wanna mention that there's also services like Chrono24 or perhaps you could also maybe
find the watch that a company has and then you can contact them directly via the telephone
or email.
One of things that I wanna point out is always avoid, in my opinion, things like Craigslist
or OfferUp.
That for me is just very shady because you really can't research the seller.
Which leaves me to the most important point of all, you have to buy the seller.
If you're gonna be on eBay, you need to look at the reviews for the person selling this.
If it's gonna be directly from a website or maybe you just research the company through
Google.
You look at their reviews, ask questions.
Those are the type of things you have to do.
You gotta get a feel for the person.
You don't wanna just...I get it...I get people that call me all the time and say, �Hey
Eric.
How can I buy a watch from you.
I've never done a transaction like this.�
I'm gonna be as transparent as possible.
I'm gonna say, well, let's put everything on email, so everything is in writing, description,
pictures, stuff like that.
That's what kind of makes it legit.
Those are the type of things that make you feel better.
You're gonna wanna research the seller always.
Like I said, do reviews, read the reviews, all those stuff is what's gonna make you certify
that the person that you're buying from is legit.
When it comes to buying through social media, you're gonna wanna do the same thing.
Find out if the person has a legit company.
Research the company.
See if it's active.
Look at the reviews.
Again, ask plenty of questions.
I would like to always do things through email, even for my own safety as a seller, I put
things in email.
That way it's all in writing.
Yes of course, I may say send pictures to the customer through the DMs, or through a
text message on a phone, but once the moment comes to officially make the purchase, I like
to put things on email.
That way they are legit.
So when you're buying through services like eBay or Chrono24, you have a little bit more
of a cushion feeling because those services alone provide you sort of like a safety net,
you know?
They kind of help you a little bit with fraud and stuff like that, like Chrono24 will put
the money through escrow before you receive the watch.
Ebay has it's own set of rules, but you have to do the diligence, because eBay you wanna
find out a lot about the seller.
I mean, there are fake watches for sale on eBay.
When all else fails, research the seller.
Another thing I wanna point out is look at the prices.
One thing is if somebody is pricing something very aggressive, but if a price looks too
good to be true, is just probably not there.
It could be either an old ad.
There's a lot of ghost ads out there, where guys will have prices on their website or
a Chrono24 listing that they don't really have the watch.
It's just an old ad that they had maybe a year ago and it's still renewing.
Keep that in mind.
If a price is too good to be true, for me that's already a red flag.
So don't be afraid to ask many questions.
Call the person.
Talk to them on the phone.
If someone refused to get on the phone with you, that's kind of a red flag for me too.
You know what I mean?
I always tell customers all the time, you know we exchange photos of the watch after
they ask for plenty of photos, which I'm more than happy to show.
I wanna save myself the time in shipping in case there's a return.
But get on the phone with the person.
Feel it out.
See how you feel.
Ask for plenty of pictures and you don't waste any time by asking plenty of pictures.
OK, so the next thing that I wanna talk about and this is an important one is the payment
options.
For me, a legit form of payment would be a bank transfer, cash, or credit card transaction.
Those are the three major ones, OK?
Things you wanna look out, which for me are red flags would be Western Union, Moneygram,
Venmo, stuff like that, Cash App.
That's a big no-no.
You see, somebody with a social media site on Instagram and they put, �All watches
are authentic.
Payment through Moneygram, Western Union, or Venmo,� that's a no-no right there man.
You have no way to track the payment and that just spells fraud in my opinion.
The sales that are done correctly are gonna be done through a bank transfer, bank wire.
You cannot fake that.
That can be tracked to the source.
Cash deposits, cash transactions, or credit card, because you can verify the credit card.
So keep an eye on that.
The payment option is also gonna be something that would be a red flag.
Depending on the person that you're trying to make this purchase from, keep an eye on
what country they're in.
If you're in the US and the person's in Europe, when the time comes to ship the watch over,
you're gonna have to pay an import tax.
Keep that in mind.
I mean, I would preferably like to buy, if I'm in the US, I like to buy with somebody
in the US.
You're gonna buy a watch from somebody in another country.
Maybe it is a good a deal.
Maybe the person is legit, but keep in mind the duty fee because you might not be factoring
that in in the total price and it might be a super deal, but then after you pay the import
tax, it might not be such a big deal at all.
So that's pretty much it man.
I mean, the last thing that I wanna tell you is just don't be afraid to ask questions.
I got guys that call me at the store and say, �Hey Eric.
I wanna buy a watch from you and it's just my first time,� or, �It's a big purchase.
I'm sorry, I got so many questions,� and I always say, �Hey, it's not a problem!
It's my job to answer the questions.� You know, you wanna make the buyer feel comfortable.
It should be as transparent as possible.
So remember, remember all the facts that I pointed out earlier.
Keep those all in mind and good luck out there and shop for some good deals.
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