anyone shop on chrono24? is it good

[devine]

Thinking of purchasing a watch on a trusted seller on Chrono24http://uhren2000.de/ has anyone purchased anything from them before and what is the chrono 24 guarantee? is this better than buying on something like Ebay? peoples experiences and opinions gladly welcomed as I want to make sure to reduce my potential risk for paying lot of cash for something that is not the real deal

[APRolex]

Chrono24 is nothing more than where a seller can post their wares. The site does not guarantee any sales and is just putting buyers & sellers together. You negotiate directly with the seller with no involvement from Chrono24, you are basically on your own with no protection. Having said that I be done two high $ transactions on with Chrono24 sellers with good results. I haven't done business with Uhren. So, my advise investigate the seller throughly as there is no safety net.

[HL65]

Kind of like asking is EBay good....It all comes down to the individual seller no different than any other universal marketplace. So like anywhere else including here buy the seller and do plenty of homework.

[Laszlo]

Hell no, stay away!

[colpol]

Originally Posted by HL65

Kind of like asking is EBay good....It all comes down to the individual seller no different than any other universal marketplace. So like anywhere else including here buy the seller and do plenty of homework.

Agree - I was looking at an Omega Speedmaster Mark 4 a couple of months back. I was able to see the dealers name, that gave me enough info to get to their direct website & from there check out the seller

[HL65]

Originally Posted by Laszlo

Hell no, stay away!

I have found myself and helped get others some amazing deals on amazing pieces from top notch sellers from ads on Chrono24. In fact a few weeks ago I helped a friend here get a double sealed 5131J well below market and from a superb dealer. So as I said it is no different than any other market place and one must buy the seller and do their homework.

[bayerische]

Bought from sellers on Chrono24 without problem.

Do your homework regarding seller and watch before you buy.

[Superlativo]

Originally Posted by bayerische

Bought from sellers on Chrono24 without problem.

Do your homework regarding seller and watch before you buy.

Same here. Great experience. Bought from a "trusted seller" after some thorough research.

[THC]

It sure is a fun site to go and browse.. It always makes me feel good about my DD as most I have found on their site are 3k more than I would think mine is worth

[mfer]

It's just like any other for sale site, including TRF. Do your research and buy the seller.

[VICI]

When in doubt, don't do a deal.

Seller matters more than the outside of a product

[997.2]

yeah found my sub on there

[Rogdogg]

Like all purchases it all boils down to "buy the seller". This is the most important point of any purchase

[joli160]

The fact that somebody is a trusted seller on chrono24 does not tell you anything and gives you no guarantees at all.
I would very much prefer to deal only with sellers who have a good reputation here on TRF.

[RockinIt]

Like others say it's just a marketplace for you to meet sellers and I also enjoy it to get a price range on watches I'm interested in.

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by joli160

The fact that somebody is a trusted seller on chrono24 does not tell you anything and gives you no guarantees at all.
I would very much prefer to deal only with sellers who have a good reputation here on TRF.

x2, it means squat as they don't take down their "trusted sellers" even after several complains.

[WBuffettJr]

I recently bought a high end watch from a trusted seller via Chrono24 and very nearly lost all my money. It was a real seller and a real watch, but someone had hijacked their Chrono24 account and was responding to me using the same name of the real sales woman at the real store but using a similar looking e-mail address that was .biz instead of .com. I caught it after they asked me to wire money to an account in Spain even though it was a U.S. store. I called the store directly and it turned out their Chrono24 account had been hacked. I ended up buying the watch anyway and am happy with my purchase, but I almost lost several thousand dollars had I not been paranoid enough to verify everything multiple times. Thankfully I didn't buy the story of why the money had to be sent "to our European branch". I would have never seen that money again.

So it can be a useful resource but don't put any stock in the "trusted seller" label and verify and reverify everything. I always do this now. Recently did a deal with a very well known and trusted dealer through a listing on WUS, but I still took the time to e-mail him directly from his web page e-mail address plus again on a Facebook message just to make sure they were all the same person and they were all really him.

[ChristinaC24]

Originally Posted by devine

Thinking of purchasing a watch on a trusted seller on Chrono24http://uhren2000.de/ has anyone purchased anything from them before and what is the chrono 24 guarantee? is this better than buying on something like Ebay? peoples experiences and opinions gladly welcomed as I want to make sure to reduce my potential risk for paying lot of cash for something that is not the real deal

Hey, this is Christina from Chrono24. As an online marketplace, Chrono24 brings watch enthusiasts together from around the world. If you want to buy a product from a particular Chrono24 dealer, we are happy to check for you if we have available customer feedback on this dealer. Please let us know the name of the dealer.

Many dealers use Chrono24 Trusted Checkout for purchases. In this case, you pay via bank transfer or credit card to an account from Chrono24 and we accompany you throughout the purchase process.

In the rare case that something doesn't go as planned, simply contact us with in 14 days of receiving your order and we'll help you find a satisfactory solution together with the dealer.

If you have any further questions, feel free to contact us at [email protected]

:) Christina

[Colin G]

Prices are insane on there if you ask me.

[Blansky]

I've bought a few watches from their site. 2 from the US and 2 from Portugal.

Had a good result every time.

But I never buy watches worth more than a couple of thousand dollars from unknown parties.

[Snow-Dweller]

IMO Chrono24 should be used for looking at prices.

[Abdullah71601]

Originally Posted by ChristinaC24

Hey, this is Christina from Chrono24. As an online marketplace, Chrono24 brings watch enthusiasts together from around the world. If you want to buy a product from a particular Chrono24 dealer, we are happy to check for you if we have available customer feedback on this dealer. Please let us know the name of the dealer.

Many dealers use Chrono24 Trusted Checkout for purchases. In this case, you pay via bank transfer or credit card to an account from Chrono24 and we accompany you throughout the purchase process.

In the rare case that something doesn't go as planned, simply contact us with in 14 days of receiving your order and we'll help you find a satisfactory solution together with the dealer.

If you have any further questions, feel free to contact us at [email protected]

:) Christina

This is a three year old thread. Why respond now with your brand new TRF account?

[Chewbacca]

I'd do eBay before the 24.

[ronricks]

Originally Posted by Colin G

Prices are insane on there if you ask me.

Agree. Way too high for most models.