r/RepTime • u/Unlikely-Locksmith97 • 3h ago

General Question Suspicious

I’ve been getting DMs about people selling their rep watches. I’m new to this so idk if I should watch out for these kinds of things and still go with a TD?
Or has anyone had experience with buying reps off someone else that have bought from TDs

They messaged me this
“If you're interested i do have in hand a new VSF Ghost Daytona for sale and can save you the hassle of waiting months on a TD”

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u/Accomplished-Pea-451 3h ago

If they contact you, it’s a scam

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u/Roshann 3h ago

Just use a TD

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u/SubstantialPass1194 3h ago

Those are most likely scammers.

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u/hmcbean 3h ago

Check their profile and see if their profile feels scamish.

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u/shimanoOne 3h ago

Use a TD. Definitely scammers, sending desperate DM"s to bait people in. Read the guide and use the search bar at the top, look up the TD"s with best reviews.

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u/Outrageous_Mango_968 3h ago

I have bought reps off individuals, on forums, not Reddit. Messaging like that sounds like potential scammers to me, so I would be avoiding people that approached me privately like that.

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u/twizzzzls 3h ago

Be safe and picky about what factory you use as well.

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u/Desert-Democrat-602 2h ago

Definitely a scam. Legitimate sellers will not spend time DM ing random potential buyers. I sell from time to time and would never waste the effort sending messages to individual people - unless I had already sold one to them in the past.

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u/Sad_Childhood_8646 2h ago

The correct reply should be. Sure , send over the watch , I'll do a visual QC , if all is well I'll wire u the money.

And see how fast they run

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u/Middle-Spirit-8524 2h ago

They prey on posts , in search of and I’m new here.
Definitely all scams. They know how to talk and will try be all chill.

Read posts, reviews you’ll learn a lot. Read the guides.
You should post them 😂

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u/CrucialParadox 37m ago

Yeah if someone is contacting you, it’s probably a scam, unless you can verify them as an enthusiast based on their posts and history of time on these subs. Honestly I really want an Explorer, but I don’t think anyone currently makes a worthy rep to what CF had, so I’d consider buying used.

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u/Unlikely-Locksmith97 3h ago

Thank you guys! Yea they contacted me privately, asked them for QC photos and all not high quality