Did my Rolex get stolen?

[Nissanzx1]

Time to go- At the time I originally started this thread, he had already pulled all his listings. So, clearly there was no harm to the public. If I thought someone else would be sending a watch to him, I would have spoken up with his username/ auction (listing) links/real name/real address, etc.

No reason to post on this public forum a "link" to his user name (which by the way is just like posting his username) unless we believe anyone else is in immediate danger of being scammed.

With that being said I am not trying to scold you. I see you have been on this forum for many years, and I am new here. I appreciate you taking the time to make suggestions and help me with ideas. After all, I was the one who posted this whole thread in a panic yesterday.

I truthfully believe that this older guy is just not good at communication. He comes from the school of "snail mail" where being gone from your work for a week (without email contact) to help out a family member is no big deal.

Someone like me, who is expected to reply to emails within the hour (work emails) thinks the world has come to an end if I loose communication for more than a couple days. Most folks in my generation are always in communication almost as if in an instant message. In this instance, I think I clearly jumped the gun.

In a few weeks I will post back with pics of the watch, or an insurance check. I pray its pics of the watch instead.

***Finally a word to those who only service/purchase at RSC or AD... I have nothing against your philosophy. If you can afford it, by all means its the way to go...
But, if you are like me (i.e. trying to build a watch collection on a low budget) you need to keep costs low. This means buying watches from various sales forums and ebay. Of course there are risks with that. I have bought dozens and dozens of Rolex's online and never had a problem until this hicup. If I only bought at AD and serviced at RSC, I would only have 2 Rolex's, not 9. I know some forum members will agree with my philosophy and some won't.

I took some risks in this situation, which in hindsight I would not relive. I did learn a lesson here so please don't flame me. I appreciate everyone who was genuinely trying to help me.

Grant