Is it a red flag if the seller refuses to do a face to face transaction

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Originally Posted by T. Ferguson

Interesting, Neil. Safe deposit to me is a basic bank service, so I'm surprised unless people in the UK just didn't use them so the demand wasn't there. Assuming that's not the case it sounds like there's a business there waiting for someone to fill the void.

Yes, there are more safety deposit companies now, and last time I went to view a Patek from a dealer I went down into Harrods' Safety Deposit to view it and with all the metal bars it wasn't quite so glamorous as upstairs.