Hey guys, please tell me if this seems fishy?

[SubKing]

so TRF member notaclctr PMed me and offered to sell me his WG daytona dial black and red which most of you know, i have been looking for..

he paid 500 for the dial so i offered him that and i would pay him via paypal and assume all paypal fees shipping fees and taxes if any.

he responded with this

"I was just offered 750USD just for the dial on another forum. On Ebay there's a WG dial now bidding over 1000USD, and its horrible pink. Got the dial from Rolex, installed during service, so I assume Rolex use authentic parts. Dial looks flawless to me, 100% perfect using a jewellers loupe. I have a 6-year old account on ebay selling rolex parts among other things, and can unfortunately only accept bankwire where any fees are taken care of by the buyer. My original dial+hands is packed in paper-slides in rolex envelopes and the rolex metal box, that's normally how the Rolex does it overhere for shipping and packing. Officially I paid roughly 500USD for the dial but paid a 1000USD+ premium for the daytona to skip waiting list. The lowest price dial+hands will be 850USD + shipping and bankwire fees. I understand if you think this is too much, if so It'll go on Ebay. I can send you some more pictures of the dial when its been removed.
Kind regards"

so then i responded with this:

" thanks for the reply.
i understand you are trying to recover some of your losses on the daytona premium.
the only thing is i have been looking at ebay for a while now and those dials you have mentioned have been up for a very very long time and have not sold due to the prices being to high over market cost. i do want the dial but it is used so please keep that in mind.
i would meet you more than half way on your asking price and do $800usd but could not go a penny higher.

if you listed it on ebay and got lucky and sold it. there are ebay fees to deal with. i am an avid ebay seller so i know the fees can get quite high. but i can honestly say that those dials have literally been on ebay forever. there is also a wg white and red arabic dial posted on ebay as well that has not sold for some time.

if you would except 800 then let me know.

i can not do wire transfer. i never do that. i'm sure you can understand that i dont know you and you dont know me. that would leave me with 0 protection. everyone uses paypal this day in age.. to be honest, i dont think there are many ppl out there who would except this transaction via bank wire. if i'm willing to assume paypal fees for you, then i dont see the harm in using it. i can say 100% any member here on TRF would not do a bank wire via any deal from someone they dont know.

i already have 2 others on TRF trying to order me that dial and one watch maker in sweden who is trying to fill my order.

so either way i know if i hold out, i will find one.
it's only been 2 days since i actually started trying to locate one, so in a month i know it will be in my watch
I wish you the best of luck.
thanks again for your time and offer.
cheers.

PS: the only thing im confused on is that you said rolex installed the dial and swapped it for you? there is not one rolex service center in the world that does dial swaps. only out side watch makers with a high level parts account can order a dial. so maybe i miss read?"

please tell me if you think i handled it right and if his message seemed a little off?
thanks