Scammers are Everywhere - Watch this BEFORE you buy online!

Life is hard enough without phantoms attempting to steal your money from you with online scams. Watch this before you buy anything online...

[@jeffsvlog203]

Stay away from FB market place

[@TheRandomWatchDude]

Definitely!

[@jfar3340]

To each his own. You got a very beautiful watch. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Myself I prefer less flashy watches, such as expl 1 36. However for the DJ, I like fluted+jub, fluted+oyster and smoth+oyster combos (in that order from best to worst). I don't like smooth + jub, not a fan of the palm dial either. Great vid

[@explorerjlc1743]

12:40 moral of the story is that Trademe sucks

[@anthonynowlan9765]

confess, i cannot see any palm on the wrist check at 2.10min

[@patzguitarz]

I ran into a scam on eBay a few years back for a guitar. I messaged the seller for more details and pictures of the guitar because there were few details and suspect pictures in the listing. They messaged back no additional details or pictures but offered a lower price if I would pay through Western Union outside of eBay. At that point, I know the listing was a scam. I can see watch scammers trying the same thing since wiring $ isn't protected.

[@nedflanders3769]

You’re definitely right that the insane price and the disparity between the description and his responses were a huge red flag! Good advice, thanks!

[@Andrew-yy2ye]

Oh so you do have morals after all, just not when it comes to future Rolex purchases 😂😂😂

[@TheRandomWatchDude]

It's nice that at least you think you're funny 😁 😂

[@Andrew-yy2ye]

@@TheRandomWatchDude what's sad is I'm trying to inject humor into a subject that isn't funny, you where rightfully unset at your treatment at the store yet you put future watches above morals which is just sad and the reason you're upset with me is because you know I'm right..,,..,you caved in and àll for a watch, how quickly would you cave over something important¿?¿???

[@TheRandomWatchDude]

@Andrew-yy2ye dude you have not been paying attention to what I've been saying. There is no next Rolex. You haven't been paying attention yet you want to judge my morals. I think you might need go back and watch that video right to the end. If you have not got the attention span, or the time, I understand, but don't call me immoral and be all self righteous in the comments

[@Andrew-yy2ye]

@@TheRandomWatchDude how can I believe a word you say when you don't stand by your word, attempt to talk down to me all you want but you KNOW I speak the truth which is why you're upset....,.if you have the guts to put a video out, leave it out

[@TheRandomWatchDude]

@Andrew-yy2ye OK looks like you're stuck in a repetitive cycle, and as I'm not your personal counselor, I shall leave you to figure things out for yourself. Don't watch any more of my content if I'm such a bad guy, but if you do, I get the ad revenue, so whatever.

[@chrisfrey6788]

Share and upvote!

[@RandallSlick]

Top tip. Make me think that those of us with accounts on selling platforms with saved bank details probably should be checking them in case they've been changed by nefarious sorts.

[@TheRandomWatchDude]

Very good point there. Change your password regularly, too.

[@Kiwi_General]

Appreciate the heads up Mark.

[@peakrider4886]

It’s just as bad if you’re a seller. I have my Seamaster 2531.80 for sale and you just get loads of messages wanting to buy the watch that turn out to be scammers hoping that you’ll fall for their trick of sending the watch and then the money doesn’t appear.

[@TheRandomWatchDude]

definitely heard of a lot of scams where the seller gets scammed. I've often wondered how that happens, as one should never send the watch without first receiving full payment. But I guess this is where people get fooled by a false sense of trust. My parents always said to me, never trust anyone when money is involved!

[@peakrider4886]

@@TheRandomWatchDude what happened in my case, and this isn’t the 1st time as I’ve sold other items as well, is they want to go ahead with the purchase, so they have my details, then I get an email from their “bank” saying they have received the payment and I need to ship the item asap and provide proof of shipping. They then release the money into my account. Of course once you’ve shipped the watch there’s likely going to be a problem or delay in releasing the money. I’m sure they are successful in this scam as it’s just a numbers game to them, the more scams they try, there’s going to be someone who takes a bite.

[@TheRandomWatchDude]

@peakrider4886 very interesting. So the onus is still on the seller to physically see the money in their own account, but I can understand how people could get tricked by the bank acting as an intermediary. But a bank would never do that surely!

[@peakrider4886]

@@TheRandomWatchDude no I don’t believe a bank would do this. There are services like Escrow that I believe Chrono 24 use, that hold the money until the buyer verifies they have the watch they bought and it’s as described. In all the attempted scams I’ve seen, one of the telling signs is the email address used by the so-called bank. But you are right, I’d never let a watch leave my possession until money was secure.

[@filmaelculdetomare]

Just a note... Ebay (at least in the UK) does not charge anything for authentication. The partner company who deals with it is one of the most reputable in the watch industry... in my opinion, that's the safest option you have when you are buying online.

[@TheRandomWatchDude]

Thanks I will probably make another video soon rating all the major platforms. So I will do my diligence on this service.

[@keithburford8589]

@@3dvisions Stoll & Co.