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Back in contact with the prospective buyer, who's not a member here but has now read this thread.

Appreciate the comments and suggestions.

Can't speak for others but normally for me it would be H&V! Not applicable in this particular instance though.

Yeah, fair points both of them I guess, and like I say maybe I'm just being touchy given the recent scam attempt (they got kicked in the end) but flip that around and how much damage could a crook do...

Up to this point he hasn’t asked my full name and I haven’t yet given it, so seeing my passport wouldn’t really confirm anything. Granted, a copy of the passport (details except name blanked)...

Exactly!

He was asking what currency I wanted paying in as he’d need to place an order if it was GBP, so I don’t think he was expecting to pay me prior to receiving the watch.

Take your point, but if I was a scammer I don’t think I’d be a very good one if I gave my own real-life details when asked?!

My passport wouldn’t tell him that.

Good suggestions. I should have sat on it for a bit rather than sending a knee-jerk response back, but it just felt iffy to me.

Hmm, he didn’t ask me for references though, just a copy of my passport. Don’t forget, the UK passport has a copy of your signature on it too.

If you’re not interested in the rest of the story and are just curious to know if I’ve done something potentially stupid I’ll save you the trouble of reading on by saying now that I haven’t :))
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