What would you do if you caught an AD backdooring a hard to get Daytona

[OgSnowflake]

Originally Posted by Oyster Al

Is your dad Robert Deniro?

2 yrs younger, little bit taller, but you nailed it

[Speed]

Originally Posted by Bryant Park

Cheers Mate we can all lighten up and take our own advise.

Or we could take our own *advice.*

[dnpina]

I don't understand the original post.

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[jrs146]

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[Star Ferry]

appears most of the SS ceramic Daytonas are going out the backdoor in one way or another

[Seanken]

James Comey needs to hear about this now!

Oh wait . . . Who is the FBI director now?

[Helmi]

I faced same problem with few ADs in middle eastern countries.

I am very much tempted to report these incidents but not sure how to do that.

When I threatened one of them to report him, he calmly responded: rolex doesn't interfere in the price / way we sell our watches

[GB-man]

Originally Posted by OgSnowflake

My dad kinda ground into my head as a kid:

" if it has nothing to do with you, mind your own f*kn business and keep your mouth shut"

So that's how I would handle it.

Amen.

Snitches get stitches.

[Glidelock]

[encarter13]

Originally Posted by GB-man

Amen.

Snitches get stitches.

Love this saying! Big inside joke between all my buddies.

[R@lex]

Originally Posted by Mtlguy52

Lol. This coming from someone with 7000 posts on this site.

I´m with ya! Report him if you have proof!!!

[scooba]

Originally Posted by rushca01

that's kind of funny.

x2

[khrystyan]

Originally Posted by Mtlguy52

Lol. This coming from someone with 7000 posts on this site.

Originally Posted by Bryant Park

If it's any consolation OP, Beshannon had previously commented about me "what a sad way to go through life"' so you are not alone.

I am thankful for his watch insights (such as "cant get my password reset nightmare" thread), life coaching abilities and extensive use of emojis.

Cheers Mate we can all lighten up and take our own advise.

[rr-nyc]

Originally Posted by Mtlguy52

Lol. This coming from someone with 7000 posts on this site.

lol




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[Oscarpapa]

Originally Posted by Mtlguy52

Lol. This coming from someone with 7000 posts on this site.

HaHa. Yes the irony.

[crew]

Originally Posted by Oscarpapa

HaHa. Yes the irony.

Guilty.
-from me, with over 8000 posts on this forum.

[Dr.Brian]

Originally Posted by OgSnowflake

My dad kinda ground into my head as a kid:

" if it has nothing to do with you, mind your own f*kn business and keep your mouth shut"

So that's how I would handle it.

That may apply to an AD selling Daytonas out the back door for an extra 3 grand but not for many, many other things.

[FTX I]

Originally Posted by AK797

Hire a Cleaner.

Shitona

[Sperry]

Mamma always said, "AD is as AD does!" ...

[superdog]

Wow. What a thread. This one is unique in its venom, imho.

Personally, it seems like a worthy topic for discussion. Not sure why everyone jumped ugly so fast.

But maybe some language has been altered or whatnot. Shenanigans may have ensued.

A fun read though. Curious to see if it will fizzle out or turn epic.

Nothing better than drama on an Internet forum

[themast]

Originally Posted by superdog

Wow. What a thread. This one is unique in its venom, imho.

Personally, it seems like a worthy topic for discussion. Not sure why everyone jumped ugly so fast.

But maybe some language has been altered or whatnot. Shenanigans may have ensued.

A fun read though. Curious to see if it will fizzle out or turn epic.

Nothing better than drama on an Internet forum

+1

To clarify my understanding of OP opener: OP was talking to an AD and a reseller regarding a ceramic SS Daytona when he realized that it was the same person. Hence his conclusion is that the AD is selling desirable timepieces above MSPR by pretending to pass them through a reseller.

I don't know what is my stance on the issue. One may say that the AD is capitalizing on the inflated demand that resellers sometime create. Others may say that the AD should either sell at higher MSRP right out (and perhaps judge it unethical) or stick to MRSP.

[Canook]

CAKE! i like CAKE!!

[Star Ferry]

Now that I think about it, OP has a good point

If an AD sells a DaytonaC to reseller at MSRP in exchange for the reseller buying slow-moving TT or PM product, I don't see anything wrong with it. That's the same reason many TRF members got early allocations

But this AD is booking two tickets on the Daytona Profit Train. They're taking stock from Rolex at ~62% of MSRP, selling to a related party (posing as a 3rd party) at MSRP, and then selling to customers at a premium. Surely their AD agreement with Rolex does not allow them to move their inventory through a related company

[77T]

If you see something amiss with an AD it often comes here for a lively debate...
...like AD snubbed me
...AD didn't like my shorts
...AD gave my Daytona 500 to a friend
...but I was 1st!!!!

So I see the topic as a valid discussion of ethics among ADs. After all, the stickered 500's fetching almost $20K are coming from somewhere - they aren't just falling to Earth of their own accord.

I guess if you had incontrovertible evidence, Rolex USA should get an alert if you fall into the "see something, say something" cohort. If you are in the "mind your own business" camp, then this whole discussion is moot.

If you believe in fairness, no explanation is necessary; if you don't, no explanation is sufficient...

[Chewbacca]

Originally Posted by Mtlguy52

Too funny, looking for a Rolex from either an AD or a reseller and I am pretty sure that I just realized the reseller (not from this site) is the same person as I spoke with at the AD.

No intention of reporting them and I have no real problem with resellers who mark the prices of a watch up....other than they got the watch and not me !

so, the AD or salesrep at the AD is also their inhouse reseller or a TS moonlighter --- this is news?

[OliveSales]

Originally Posted by Mtlguy52

Lol. This coming from someone with 7000 posts on this site.

checkmate

[Brenngun]

Originally Posted by Mtlguy52

Too funny, looking for a Rolex from either an AD or a reseller and I am pretty sure that I just realized the reseller (not from this site) is the same person as I spoke with at the AD.

No intention of reporting them and I have no real problem with resellers who mark the prices of a watch up....other than they got the watch and not me !

Proof that nothing in this world should come as a surprise. Up to you to decide what you would do with this info.

Originally Posted by OgSnowflake

My dad kinda ground into my head as a kid:

" if it has nothing to do with you, mind your own f*kn business and keep your mouth shut"

So that's how I would handle it.

I know it doesn't apply to this and no offence to you or your dad but if referring to something that results in harm to other living creatures this would be the worst course of action to follow.

Originally Posted by GB-man

Amen.

Snitches get stitches.

Ridiculous.

[Vaxe]

X2

Originally Posted by beshannon

i would focus on my life