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Re: agree 100%
In Response To: agree 100% ()

I like the approach of the French Chronomania Coin Des Affaires marketplace:
1) You need to register to be able to post a sales offer (Okay, that is given here on Chronotrader, too).
2) To verify the watch is in the hands of the seller, one photo must be posted with the nickname of the seller handwritten on a piece of paper.
3) The administrators are actively monitoring the sales offers.
If the handwritten nickname photo is lacking or the photos are bad or there is something "strange" with the sales price (e.g. too good to be true),
the administrators are blocking the offer until they have verified the issues with the seller.

Generally, I think that we have to take care of ourselves, too when buying watches online in the sense of "Caveat Emptor" :-)
In Germany, there is the saying "greed eats brain".
You know what I mean ;-)

Best regards,
Christian

: Totally agree with you guys
: Rules are clear and if you want to sell, description, pictures( 1
: at least) and price are mandatory
: I'm very sick about pictures on demand, send me your best
: offer,...etc, etc

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