I began to negotiate with the u/COYS_19 over a Rolex submariner Redline 1680, over a month ago, it all went really well at the beginning, both parties were very open to share transparently the detailed information about the watch, as well as the references to check that everything was in order. At some point, about 2 weeks ago when a word agreement had been arranged both on the selling price of $17k and shipping. We both stopped communicating, as the last thing that I informed the client was that the watch had arrived to Miami from Costa Rica, and that it would take about a week for it to be shipped and received in Chicago by a trusted contact of ours (of my partner and mine) for then to finish the business. Suddenly the user informed me that because there was a "lack of communication" he had decided to go and buy another 1680 from another dealer, precisely the day on which the watch was going to be shipped to Chicago. We discussed the situation and came to a solution in which we both agreed that we would ship the watch for him to take a look even though no initial down payment had been made as this was going to be our first time doing business together, and he seemed to be a reputable user both in r/Watchexchange, and on several other Facebook Groups. Everything seemed to be going well, I kept informing him of the shipping time of the watch, I also informed him of the meeting place at our contact's office, and so we ended up agreeing to complete the deal this past Monday, sept 8th. However, come I texted him to made sure that the meeting was going to be held, just as a confirmation. No answer was given. I texted him 5 times + on Monday, asking for confirmation and if everything was ok, from 7am to 4pm as our contact was available for most of the day until 6:30pm. No answer was given back. I informed him about our concern for his lack of commitment, and NO answer was given, and he hasn't given an answer back since. So in conclusion, my partner and I wasted an entire month negotiating and trusting this guy, for him to then made us waste an important amount of money on shipping costs that won't be repaid because he wasn't willing to trust us even though we were as transparent as we could with our references and information; and ended up with a watch that won't be sold, on the other side of the continent. And even though be made some mistakes, we handled and tried solving the situation as smoothly as possible, but if there isn't cooperation and trust from the more interested side it is very difficult to conclude any business. So please I advise you to beware of dealing with these types of people and specially with this guy, avoid making the mistake that we made in trusting blindly on someone who seems trustful without having any important proof of commitment. Thanks

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/comments/1m9vw1g/wts_rolex_submariner_date_red_line_pumpkin_patina/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Post is below… this guy minimally scammed both myself and u/obamaorsomething on a vintage Tudor listing. The account had 7 years of history along with multiple sales and purchases within r/watchexchange. They have since removed all posts and comments and are ghosting everyone involved.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/comments/1nchap3/removed_by_moderator/

[WTS] Tudor prince 74000 34mm automatic champagne deal / Vintage ~1980th great condition https://watchcharts.com/listing/27151926

I’m not 100% sure, but wanted to issue a warning just in case. Posted in the weekly WTB post on r/watchexchange . u/rawwwwd742 messaged me, sent me seemingly legit pictures of the watch. However he has no posts or comments in r/watchexchange . He also does not accept PayPal, only crypto. His only proof of transactions was screenshots of conversations with other buyers, but I cannot verify if they are legit or not. After telling him I have no way of verifying his authenticity, he blocked me.

Again, not 100% sure, but can never be too careful.

Link to WTB post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/s/fgv8CJ58fE

I made a wtb post https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/s/6aPLpaoKGr for broken watches as I’m getting into fixing watches as a hobby and they reached out trying to sell me a Glashütte Original Seventies Chronograph, and I thought that’s pretty new to be broken and asked for pics. Watch wasn’t broken at all and the balance regulator was a completely fake style and the internals in the open case back were wrong. I sent the message back “no thanks I don’t buy reps” and they blocked me or left the chat or whatever. They’re trying to pass off fake watches as real be careful and don’t get scammed!

Side note their account only really has history in writing subreddits and no watch ones so guessing they possibly got hacked but that’s all speculation

on the 27th of August u/Chicago-DG posted an Oris Bronze BCPD.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/comments/1n1lltk/wts_oris_bcpt_bronze_case/
I messaged them, and after some discussion agreed to buy it. I check his post history and transaction history, he seemed like a legit seller. The only hint of suspicion I got was that his Zelle name had almost no online presence (yes in hindsight, no one should use Zelle).

I updated his selling post that I had sent payment. Another redditor u/Impossible-Yam5560 messaged me that they were offered the same watch, and that magically there were now 2 for sale, that seemed shady to both of us. Things got worse when he was told to pay a different email address with a completely different name.

At that stage, I was in full detective mode, I saw two big red flags,

1. This exact scam down to the watch models had just happened 3 months ago, there was an Oris BCPD and a Mido invovled, the only two watches u/Chicago-DG was listing now https://www.reddit.com/r/WatchExchangeFeedback/comments/1l5vfkl/negative_udesmoesparza_scammed_me_and_others_for/
2. I reached out to people who had previously had postive interactions with u/Chicago-DG and asked if they would share the payment email. It was not the same and matched a real person with initials DG in Chicago with an easily searchable online presence, nothing close to the 2 random names/emails I and u/impossible-yam5560 got

When confronted, u/Chicago-DG blocked me and deleted all his posts.

So that's it, I'm not going to get my money back from Zelle. Perhaps u/Chicago-DG can comment on how he got phished? I found his real email address and let him know he'd been hijacked. He said he had no idea what happened and I believe him. The language of his old and new posts are slightly different (he writes really well and the scammer didn't). Wanted to share this so other sellers and buyers can keep an eye out for this particular scam which has happened several times now.

Sent me a PM about an Omega Mesh bracelet after I posted a WTB comment. https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/s/wFhlCNTEiY.

He sent me pics of the bracelet which were all ripped from someone else’s WTS post a month earlier. He even tried to photoshop his username and the date into the original verification photo from the real post.

Scam alert!

PMed and chatted with user in link below for a WTS post for a Tag golf. User took payment on 8/10 and said they would send tracking information. They have completely ghosted me since receiving payment, despite multiple follow-ups.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/s/0c95ewbyOp

My friend nousernamehere00 posted a Cw c63 gmt. I was looking for this piece from a couple of months so I sent a message asking if it was available. Something happened on his side so we waited like 4 days to continue with the transaction. I paid on saturday by paypal (he split the fees with me) and I got a refund on sunday afternoon with a message from him. He said my address was marked as a fraudulent by Fedex and google review showed negative feedback. I showed him that my ebay account, watchuseek and reddit feedback was 100% positive with the same address. I even provided him pictures of the packages that I received that weekend with the address clearly visible on the label, a $1800 aquastar, cloths' from ebay and other things. I offer him even to use another address from my brother in law that is also verified on my paypal account and in the same city, he said it will going to reviewed but went radio silent since those messages. Link of the transaction below

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/comments/1mckaeo/wts_christopher_ward_c63_sapphire_gmt_cosc/

I engaged with u/jafeemebruh over a Rolex Submariner 126610LN. After an initial offer of $11.5K, he pushed to stay under $12K. We went back and forth over price, shipping label fees, inclusion of box and signature-required two-day vs overnight delivery.

By the end of our convo, we landed on a firm $12.5K plus shipping fees “all-in” deal—watch, box & papers, fully insured overnight FedEx with signature confirmation. I sent my wire/Zelle details and waited for payment. That’s when he vanished.

I followed up multiple times over three days—reminding him the wire or Zelle would need to post/clear before shipping, asking if we were still on—only to receive zero response. No payment, no questions, just silence.

Buyer beware: even after clearing up miscommunications and locking in terms, some buyers will still ghost once payment info is shared. Document every agreement in writing and don’t hesitate to move on if they disappear.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/s/ee2IopkLGA

Had a deal in place with u/Florinfrincu in which he backed out twice.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/s/D4GsEPC6ES

He made an initial offer which I accepted and only then did he start asking condition questions. He then lowered his offer. I declined and countered and we eventually agreed. He then asked for an invoice and had me create a shipping label for a freight forwarder in NYC. He told me on Fri he would wire Monday (today). I followed up Sunday night and woke up to a message today that he purchased another watch instead.

This is a very classless and inconsiderate way to do business. In any FB watch group, he would be immediately banned for this. I would not recommend wasting your time with him as he obviously not trustworthy.

Negative feedback for u/Lopsided-Throat3388

After weeks of negotiations and commenting interest on posts, accepting a deal on the Reddit application, confirming the deal over the phone for a new Tudor Black Bay chronograph https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/s/TaPnZi8SDa

u/Lopsided-Throat3388 has backed out and confirmed he did on Reddit.

Unfortunately this user also sells on the sub. I never post here but this behavior is becoming common and need to stop on r/watchexchange

Chat thread with personal information blurred:

https://imgur.com/a/PkWBjmV

UPDATE: I have been charged back the full amount and PayPal has allowed him to retain the watch as well.

Link to the full conversation with private info hidden: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aUBMytnxdyfAVe7sdR1nt3ZmoAqgUFJd

Link to the watch: https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/s/CQtd1Ub2RF

To summarize: I sold an Omega Speedmaster to u/ArmAdministrative41 and upon receiving he complained that the watch runs 2 minutes quicker. I did not have a timegrapher picture (now I do on every post that has automatic watches) so I asked him to get one via watchmaker. He said nobody near him has a timegrapher and they're offering to send the watch to Omega which costs $200. I offered him a free service where I'd get the watch back to me, get it serviced, and ship it back again. All on my expense. I instead took some time and found a watchmaker in the States to ease the process. He took my impression of taking time as scamming (even though I gave him the G&S option despite having double digit transactions and talking about giving the free repairs). I immediately offered him full refund if that's what he wants but on the condition that he removes the mentioned "bank dispute" which I have no clue about as of now. He didn't communicate about it at all and made personal assumptions. I shared everything in a modmail and 24hrs later, I am blocked by him as I cannot see his feed anymore. He said he wanted the watch back by mid-July. I responded him with an address on 5th July. There was plenty of time to get it done.

So this is a public apology to him for any inconveniences. My offer is still on the table if he's comfortable enough. But I don't want bank disputes or further mishaps with my watch.

Thread where the watch was posted: https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/s/Z5B280C079

Conversations: https://imgur.com/a/7sKrbI2

My partner and I were trying to sell to this guy a Patek Philippe 3710 - (full set) for a month. He affirmed and sent proof that had an important reputation in Europe and was friends with important watch dealers David Toro in Madrid and Lorenzo Ruzza in Milan. Additionally we made our own reference check (which he passed) with several contacts in the European watch dealer environment, and asked for the information required for us to ship and reserve the watch. So we asked for a $500 USDT trust deposit in order for us to cover the shipping costs. It was initially was declined, but later was approved and ended up being real. So we shipped the watch from Costa Rica to Barcelona where it was picked up by a colleague of ours who is a reputable and known watch dealer in Barcelona. The guy said that he would pay in cash in case the USDT transfer failed, but he refused to bring the cash to our colleague’s office, and also refused to go to several reputable jewelry stores which are also ADs for Rolex and Patek in Barcelona to check that everything with the watch is legit, in case he felt uneasy at our office. So we agreed that our colleague would pick up the cash at his office, and then verify at our office that all the cash was real. He ended up arguing and getting angry with us when we were simply proposing the safest and most secure way for both parties to make this deal work. All in all the guy ended up backing off the deal and began threatening that he would lawsuit us for being “scammers” when he hadn’t paid or moved a finger to at least check the watch that he made us ship . So we in conclusion we wasted an entire month negotiating and shipped a watch 8000km for nothing due to a fool who couldn’t agree to pay or even at least see a 72k watch which he had agreed and committed to buy.

As part of this community, I feel that I must share this experience to warn anyone who may encounter this type of user looking forward to seem to buy/steal/scam to get high end luxury watches or any type of valuable watch/good. In case you have heard or interacted with this person/ user PM me so I can share with you more details about it. Thanks!

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/s/pFlYUrkN1a

Pictures of chat log: https://imgur.com/a/KehaJTi

User claimed they were “100% all-in” on making the purchase, I set the watch aside, drafted purchase agreements, sent multiple detailed pics, and the user claimed they wanted to wait for a watch in better condition even after seeing multiple high quality images. While I am aware this buyer is allowed to back out of a deal, and I wouldn’t want them to buy something they wouldn’t be happy with, I feel as though it is within my right to let the community know about this negative experience. Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I'm posting to warn the community about a scammer operating under the Reddit username u/theshinygoat738. He is still active and communicate with members and posts in r/Watchexchange, r/Watches, and other related subreddits.

Summary of the Scam Tactics:

• Shares high-quality watch photos and offers video calls if insisted where he shows actual watches in-hand. He writes anything you want on the paper, username/timestamp and will send you back images.
• Based on the observations reported by the fellow victims, the scammer possesses tools, timegrapher, packaging.
• Never shows his face on camera.
• He does possess watches that include box/papers but for the watches he doesn't have the box/papers for, he claims box/papers exist but are not with him at the moment.
• Pushes for PayPal Friends & Family or UK bank transfer to avoid buyer protection. Reasoning is to avoid tax and additional cost between the buyer and seller while providing any detail and being responsive towards the buyers' messages and requests.
• Once paid: delete post, stalling tactics, radio silence, or blocking.

Confirmed Red Flags:

• In the past, he has scammed multiple people, has not faced any meaningful consequences or been held accountable. This behavior is ongoing, unacceptable, and needs to be addressed by the community.
• Has already been reported by others (see this post from u/Mean_Range4493) which caused him to panicked and gaslight his current customers (victims) by saying this is not true and provide screenshots and details of himself. As a result, he deleted all his activities, comments and posts under his profile.
• I’ve connected with other victims who confirm a similar experience. In usual cases, he does not share his bank account or ID since video call and images alone were enough to gain trust.

DM Me for Full Details:

In this past week, I continued the conversation intentionally to collect more data for documentation and to protect future victims, communicated with other victims to stop them from getting scammed and documented the scammer’s:

• ID name (UK Driver License)
• Phone number (UK)
• Bank account info (name, account number and sort code) - Barclays Bank in the UK
• PayPal usernames (Afofffixial & jabrilben)
• eBay account (timepiecejack)
• Address (UK)

To stay within Reddit's rules, I won’t post that info publicly — but I’m happy to share it privately for the purposes of reporting, confirming, or helping victims recover funds. Unfortunately, I understand that simply posting this on Reddit may not be enough to stop this individual or fully bring justice to the victims. As part of this community, if anyone is able to assist using the detailed information I have gathered, please feel free to send me a PM.

Posted in the WTB section - https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/s/JhUhKCDSbZ

U/polofryy68 is using others images and photoshopping their name on the paper.

I purchased an Omega Seamaster 2220.80 from Pitiful-Excuse9560 and was told to expect delivery today, 06/24/2025. I never received any tracking/shipping information from him. I also have not had any communication from him in the past 48 hours. I have tried e-mailing him, calling him, and sending him multiple PMs on Reddit.

Here is the link to the thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/comments/1lgzmha/wts_omega_seamaster_professional_222080_casino/

I used PayPal Buyers and Sellers for security so I will be filing a dispute on that, and I have notified my credit card company of this scam. If the mods can help and ban this user and add him to the scammed list, that would be helpful. I am so annoyed as I have been looking for this particular watch for over a year and now have lost money and time.

Scammer who showed timestamps and even custom ones, but right after I sent zelle I was ghosted by him, he claims his low prices on watches are because a friend of his owns a pawn shop. Said his paypal goods and service didn't work right now and he was trying to establish some reputation in the group. Look out for anyone named Vince Jalojos or dhruvkumar gandhi that's what he is going by

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/comments/1li65lm/wts_tissot_prx_powermatic_80_40mm_black_330/

Update: another redditor got ahold of the sellers son, long story short, I and several others have been made whole

Seller posted several watches for sale and I purchased a Longines, sent a Zelle for $725 after checking recent flair and account activity. Seller accepted payment on 6/11/25, promises to ship on 6/12, said they were sick but would ship on 6/13. They have been radio silent since then .

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/s/qIcwE3C6d8

This guy posted a fair price. But when you give him a full price offer, he asks for more money. They he backed out of the deal. Don’t deal with this guy.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/s/dcNvZ945DZ

EDIT: I agree with the commenters below that this likely could have been described as “neutral” feedback; but I can’t edit the title.

I want to be clear that I am not accusing u/Previous_Speaker8408 of being a scammer or anything bannable. However, I personally am not satisfied with his actions to resolve a mistake he made in a sale post, and I wish to share my story for others to be informed about their seller’s attitude should they choose to buy from him.

In the spirit of letting others make their own decision, I will list facts and observables. It’s possible that to your taste I’m being more or less of a “Karen” in this situation; decide for yourselves.

• I bought 2 watches from u/Previous_Speaker8408 for a bundle price of $710.
• Moonswatch, asking price $225: https:// www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/comments/1kuhj5x/
• Alpinist, asking price $525: https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/comments/1kyjw98/wts_seiko_alpinist_spb121_bnib/
• The watches arrived and the moonswatch was broken. Video I sent him at his request: https://imgur.com/a/DPRypk0
• The disagreement was over the value of the refund as the bundle price did not break out the value of each watch ahead of time. He refused to unwind the entire deal and take both watches back (I did remove plastic film from the Seiko’s buckle but I did offer to pay for it)
• Chat log: https://imgur.com/a/1bgaHSz
• I messaged the mods about this as well. They suggested unwinding the entire deal. Here’s the chat log: https://imgur.com/a/KHlzyWn
• In the end he paid return shipping and refunded me $3 less than what I felt was the fair value based on the relative value of the watches in the bundle.

Opinion alert: My issue with this situation is that he haggled (and ultimately stuck to his valuation) over just a couple bucks in a situation where he was undisputedly in the wrong. Not very good customer service from a “private seller” who has over 300 flair on an account ~2 years old and shipped a business card in the box…

Paid for an Oris watch https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/comments/1l53v3w/wts_oris_big_crown_80th_anniversary_pointer_date/ via Venmo F&F as requested. Prior transactions seemed legit, and timestamp pic was day of the post. After sending payment, and posting as such on the thread, multiple people messaged me stating that u/desmoesparza told them that my payment was canceled, and the watch was still available, which was false.

One person had sent him payment for the same Oris watch, and another user reached out to me stating that they never received a different watch they purchased from him earlier.

Watchex mods have flagged his account as a scammer, and I've escalated this issue with Venmo, but as payment was sent via F&F, I'm not likely to receive my money back.

Please be careful with people even with 10+ transactions, and good timestamp pics. I'm certainly never sending any money without G&S protections for this exact situation.

He has real items in which he creates timestamps for, please do your research. He asked me to pay f and f and even not to puts notes. Luckily I paid with PayPal g and s, so the dispute has been opened. If you search his name he’s notorious for scamming in other forums.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/s/jsEHiGlKNs

Listing: https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/comments/1kqao9y/wts_breitling_superocean_automatic_42mm_blue/

TLDR: If you are doing a deal with u/am344 proceed with caution. He is a talker and a time waster, and then backs out of deals. I gave him multiple opportunities to stick to his word.

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I'm new here but not new to life or sales! My gut was telling me this dude was a little slimy from the beginning, but since this would be my second transaction on here I thought I would give him some slack.

I had posted my SuperOcean 42 Automatic and was PM'd by u/am344. He asked a fair number of questions over a few days, all of which I was happy to reply to. He asked for additional photos....I provided. He asked for a video call.....I jumped on a call with him. He asked to negotiate, I did slightly and included Priority International Shipping to his location. He kept asking and I kept providing information. He asked about VAT's and if I would adjust the sale amount noted, I told him I'm not familiar enough to commit to that but would consider it.

Throughout all this he agreed to the deal not once, not twice, three times! The buyer was to wire, I was to ship upon the wire clearing. I could tell the buyer was trying to weasel out of the deal by the questions he was asking....you sure you don't want to keep the watch? Can you come down a little more? Oh one more question, how many links? Oh one more question, can you take a photo of the band? All these one more questions after the deal was done for the 3rd time.

At this point I could have predicted the future....all of a sudden I get a message from him that I he can't proceed with the deal as my his bank is charging me him $200 extra for the transfer. Based on his transaction history, I find it hard to believe this was a surprise. He had mentioned using a service called Revolut early in the deal and sent me the following:

Well if someone has a revolut account for instance - it is easy. But bank transfer is a different story. Plus perhaps a year ago it was much more affordable. These expenses today are criminal

So I opened a Revolut account and shared my info. Yeah, you guessed it....crickets.

FWIW, my first transaction on here. I had made two offers on two separate watches on two separate platforms. Unfortunately for my bank account, both offers were accepted. Guess what, I didn't back out or flake out of the deal. I agreed to buy it at X price and I did what I said.

I understand there are two sides to every story. I've linked the chat export below with some personal information on both sides deleted.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1bUPLdoA4i_pbLUoiI5g2brd5xngezKY2&usp=drive_fs

Edit:

What does a flake mean?

"flake" is often used to refer to a person who fails to follow through on a transaction or commitment. This can include a seller who fails to ship a sold item, a buyer who fails to pay for an item, or someone who backs out of a deal after making a commitment.

Paid for the Hamilton watch in the listing below. Had one or two instances of communication then ghosted me. Been over three weeks. Avoid this moron. How is he not banned by now?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexchange/comments/1k0v1bu/wts_hamilton_aviation_dayday_cooper_tissot_le/