Faingator problems, I need some good advice

[Czechman]

I have a sticky problem and I'm not quite sure how to deal with it so I'm here looking for advice.

I bought a watch from a dishonest seller (opinion only). He has been called out for this before but when I researched this guy I missed the big red flag.

Regardless, he's offering me a refund but I have to return the watch to him first. Ordinarily, if I were dealing with a trusted seller I wouldn't have a problem with this, but in this case I'm dealing with a known dishonest person and I would have absolutely no recourse should he decide to stiff me.

I have offered that, since I have an impeccable reputation for honesty, that the refund should be conducted the same as the original transaction; he wires me the money and I ship the watch to him the same day. I mean, I trusted him to ship the watch, why doesn't it work the other way around?

But no, he insists that I ship the watch back to him before he'll issue a refund and I'm afraid he's going to rip me off again. Oh, and please do not ask for his name because that's not the issue at this time. That'll come later.

Thanks.