Yes, I was the buyer, through the eBay auction.

We had a very strange seller on this one. I believe that he received some strong cash offers, early in the process, and had a lot of people following the auction, but then got nervous when the bidding was quiet for a couple of days and the end of the auction was approaching. He had sent me a message saying that he was committed to letting the auction run to the end, then he sent me a message asking whether I would make an offer / increase my bid / etc.

I don't think that he was accustomed to dealing with watches or other expensive items. He sent the package by US Postal, Express Mail, but did not add any insurance . . . so it could have been a disaster.

Jeff

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: Hi Jeff,

: so you are the lucky buyer of this watch, which was listed on Ebay
: last week and the auction was closed?!

: Congrats to this beauty and good to know it is within our
: community.

: cheers

: RP