1. Zodiac Crystal
2. Restored Zodiac Dial
3. Zodiac Sea Wolf Case
4. Zodiac Sea Wolf Case Back

He bought a Girard-Perregaux Vermeil Watch from us on September 13. We shipped it out on September 17 & stored all shipping receipts as proof. He made repetitive calls at 3:00 am asking why his watch hasn’t been delivered yet. He paid for Registered Mail, not Express Mail shipping, so he ought to have been aware that it takes 3-4 weeks to deliver!

Later on, he demanded for a refund & threatened to leave negative feedback for us if we don’t. We wanted to keep our eBay feedback profile flawless, so we sent him his refund. Then, he left negative feedback for us, anyway. Fortunately, eBay removed it from our profile.

All other watches that were shipped together with his have been received by their respective buyers. I also wrote to USPS Customer Service & they have confirmed that the buyer has already received the item!

As a result, he has the watch & he has the money.

I wrote an email to the buyer informing him that I am certain that he has the watch & money. I also forwarded the USPS agent’s email confirmation as proof. I requested that he return the watch to us. After a few days, he insisted that he would send back the payment to us & he did.

So, after all the chaos, the buyer got his watch & we, the seller, got the payment. We would have gotten the same ending without much waste of time, effort & emotion if the buyer had only been more pleasant, patient & trusting.

Anyway, just so you won’t have to go through what we did. Here’s some advice:

• Always keep all shipping receipts on file!
• In case of delayed shipment, never send a refund to a buyer if he threatens you with negative feedback!
• Instead, have him open a Dispute.
• Paypal will put a temporary hold on the amount involved until the buyer confirms that he has received the item.
• If the buyer fails to confirm his receipt of the item, the seller still gets the money back after a period of time so long as a valid proof of shipment is attached to the Dispute.
• If the buyer leaves a negative while a Dispute is running, eBay will remove it from your profile because it’s counted as Feedback Abuse.

"… here’s what we announced in January that is scheduled to launch the week of May 19th in North America (which includes eBay.com in the US, as well as eBay.ca and eBay.cafr in Canada): * Sellers may only leave positive feedback for buyers …"

Whaaa-aaat?! So long Seller protection, hello Buyer abuse. I still don’t get it.

Everything went well during the first few weeks until Paypal announced that we can withdraw funds not only into our debit card but also into our bank account. Transferring funds into a bank account is free so long as the withdrawal is more than P7,000 – a margin that is quite agreeable considering that we transfer triple that amount every other day. This was good news!

But then, the good news precipitated into nothing less than a disaster. Withdrawals to our debit card have been pending for more than 2 weeks. Withdrawals to our bank account have bounced back into our Paypal account minus P250 per withdrawal.

Now, business is at a looong recess due to Paypal’s delay. Our Return on Investment has been delayed for almost a month already. It is very disappointing that you have made good sales & yet you are unable to enjoy your profits.

Time is of the essence. Think how many ROI’s we could have enjoyed, how many watches we could have sold if not for this delay. Paypal is heartless.

Paypal support was less than satisfactory & if I’m not normally kind, I would have said “poor”. I’ve sent 3 emails & I did not receive a single reply. I called twice & matters were only made clear to me after an hour of waiting.

A word of advice: Until further notice, withdraw Paypal funds into your debit card since this method has been tried and tested. But never withdraw Paypal funds into your bank account – I have followed their requirements to the letter and yet my funds have bounced back for no reason at all!

Our previous Zodiac Hermetic was a military watch, set with gold-filled Arabic hour markers & a military standard double case back. The surface of its dial was spherical. More information on this Zodiac Hermetic is available in our Zodiac Watch archive.

The Zodiac Hermetic that came in this week was purchased by an eBay buyer in less than 24 hours! Why was it sold that quick?! For one, I priced it at an affordable $227.50 & for another, it’s not only a Zodiac Hermetic – it’s a Zodiac Hermetic Aerospace Jet Pilot Watch, & lastly, it is absolutely rare!

The Zodiac Hermetic Aerospace Jet has a set of 24 hour markers & another set of 60 minute markers. It has a manual-wind movement & an all stainless steel body.

It is a beautiful watch & I’ve only wished for it to go to a buyer who appreciates its value as a genuine watch collector would. Our buyer is such a person for obviously, he did not think twice about buying the watch. You can view a detailed description & more photos of this Zodiac Hermetic Aerospace Jet Pilot Watch.