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WhiteRhino · 6 August 2020, 03:36 AM

Quick rant, so please bear with me. Why do gray market dealers leave their sold watches on their websites ? I’ve been to several gray sites today and both have 1/2 - 3/4 of their watch inventory listed as sold . I find it a tad frustrating to have to scroll through the entire and view all the sold watches . The sold price is never reflected either.... it’s just depicts “sold” where the price was listed. I’ve noticed this for awhile now .

330ci · 6 August 2020, 03:40 AM

helps add a bit of credibility to the seller, and I personally enjoy being able to reference certain watches I'm researching to look at certain features to make sure watches i'm looking at are period correct, to inspect how much wear is on the case comparitively speaking etc

GB-man · 6 August 2020, 03:49 AM

To give the illusion they are bigger than they really are.

Cmmatthews · 6 August 2020, 03:52 AM

Probably for SEO purposes

enjoythemusic · 6 August 2020, 05:05 AM

Yup, seo and perhaps the illusion of integrity / dealer size.

Chewbacca · 6 August 2020, 05:11 AM

SEO and they can always find another. It’s smart business on a private storefront. I’d only suggest watermarking the images.

77T · 6 August 2020, 05:43 AM

A website launching as a new seller would benefit from posting many “sold” listings illustrating a “track record”.

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sgwatchguy · 6 August 2020, 08:27 AM

Same reasons I’ve left the watches I’ve sold on my page. Shows track record, and when seen with the associated buyer comments and rating, enhances my credibility to a potential serious buyer.

As a buyer I prefer to see that history for a seller. But that’s me.

JodyHighroller · 6 August 2020, 08:30 AM

Wait till you discover sellers on here mark an item as sold only to repost it as a new thread shortly after.

Polarexplorerii · 6 August 2020, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sgwatchguy

Same reasons I’ve left the watches I’ve sold on my page. Shows track record, and when seen with the associated buyer comments and rating, enhances my credibility to a potential serious buyer.

As a buyer I prefer to see that history for a seller. But that’s me.

now thats smart!

Etschell · 6 August 2020, 10:22 AM

They are lazy tbh. It is pretty simple.

maghdental · 23 August 2020, 03:40 PM

specific for seo purpose

Xenon · 23 August 2020, 09:15 PM

It is a marketing gimmick to get you to call so they can sell you something else or make promises they can not keep and keep you from shopping elsewhere. You are nothing but a "lead" to them.

214270Explorer · 24 August 2020, 12:00 PM

It is done here too by the Trusted Sellers.

But it is annoying to try to see about making a purchase, only to find after a page or so of B.S. that the watch was sold. Annoying.

Eventually out of frustration with the endless "sold" posts I ended up at Takuya to get what I wanted. No hassle, no B.S., no wasting my time, no unanswered email questions.

Rant over.

coloredzebras · 24 August 2020, 12:35 PM

New guy here, but I agree. I was looking for date specific times pieces only to reach out and find out that they were long gone. Guess the endless search continues!

donas · 24 August 2020, 02:48 PM

I agree. To me, it adds no validation to see a "sold" watermark on a listing. In reality, that means nothing. I can set up a page and list 50 watches as sold right now. I agree with the responses that blame laziness. I am seeing the same thing in the TRF sale section as well lately. I have reached out to sellers a couple times recently to make an offer only to get a response saying the watch was already sold. It would be awesome if there was a way to move sold listings to a separate section of TRF, so all listings in the For Sale section are active but there was still a way to view previous listings.

walds11 · 24 August 2020, 07:19 PM

Why do some sellers on here create a separate thread with subject description of the item and marked sold. They also marked the original thread sold. To me, that is annoying AF. What is the point, unless I’m missing something?

minute_man · 24 August 2020, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GB-man

To give the illusion they are bigger than they really are.

This and to enhance the fomo I an attempt to make the black market price of hyped references more palatable. It works, I have to admit.

donas · 25 August 2020, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by walds11

Why do some sellers on here create a separate thread with subject description of the item and marked sold. They also marked the original thread sold. To me, that is annoying AF. What is the point, unless I’m missing something?

I thought this was actually a TRF rule at one point. I can't find it now.

walds11 · 25 August 2020, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by donas

I thought this was actually a TRF rule at one point. I can't find it now.

That could be, although I have been seeing less of it lately.

ttomczak · 25 August 2020, 08:53 PM

I’ll add the the rant, watches that are sold but never marked or updated. That is a real pain.

6 August 2020, 03:36 AM	#1
WhiteRhino "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Texas Watch: SD43 Posts: 127	Remove Your Sold Watches “Rant” Quick rant, so please bear with me. Why do gray market dealers leave their sold watches on their websites ? I’ve been to several gray sites today and both have 1/2 - 3/4 of their watch inventory listed as sold . I find it a tad frustrating to have to scroll through the entire and view all the sold watches . The sold price is never reflected either.... it’s just depicts “sold” where the price was listed. I’ve noticed this for awhile now .

6 August 2020, 03:49 AM	#3
GB-man 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: USA Watch: addiction issues Posts: 36,856	To give the illusion they are bigger than they really are. __________________

6 August 2020, 05:05 AM	#5
enjoythemusic 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Real Name: Steven Location: Glocal Posts: 19,406	Yup, seo and perhaps the illusion of integrity / dealer size. __________________ __________________ “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'Wow! What a Ride!'” -- Hunter S. Thompson Sent from my Etch A Sketch using String Theory.

6 August 2020, 05:43 AM	#7
77T 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Real Name: PaulG Location: Georgia Posts: 40,694	A website launching as a new seller would benefit from posting many “sold” listings illustrating a “track record”. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro __________________ Does anyone really know what time it is?

6 August 2020, 08:27 AM	#8
sgwatchguy "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Real Name: KP Jimmy Location: Singapore Watch: R/AP/FPJ/Hermès/et Posts: 6,597	Same reasons I’ve left the watches I’ve sold on my page. Shows track record, and when seen with the associated buyer comments and rating, enhances my credibility to a potential serious buyer. As a buyer I prefer to see that history for a seller. But that’s me. __________________

6 August 2020, 03:40 AM	#2
330ci "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: michigan Posts: 2,286	helps add a bit of credibility to the seller, and I personally enjoy being able to reference certain watches I'm researching to look at certain features to make sure watches i'm looking at are period correct, to inspect how much wear is on the case comparitively speaking etc

6 August 2020, 03:52 AM	#4
Cmmatthews "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Pacifica, CA Watch: Double Red SD Posts: 307	Probably for SEO purposes

6 August 2020, 05:11 AM	#6
Chewbacca Banned Join Date: May 2012 Real Name: CJ Location: Kashyyyk Watch: Kessel Run Chrono Posts: 21,113	SEO and they can always find another. It’s smart business on a private storefront. I’d only suggest watermarking the images.

6 August 2020, 08:30 AM	#9
JodyHighroller Banned Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 2,149	Wait till you discover sellers on here mark an item as sold only to repost it as a new thread shortly after.

6 August 2020, 10:22 AM	#11
Etschell "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: FL Watch: platinum sub Posts: 15,884	They are lazy tbh. It is pretty simple. __________________ If you wind it, they will run. 25 or 6 to 4.

23 August 2020, 03:40 PM	#12
maghdental "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: ته Posts: 2	specific for seo purpose

23 August 2020, 09:15 PM	#13
Xenon Banned Join Date: May 2020 Location: USA Posts: 1,137	It is a marketing gimmick to get you to call so they can sell you something else or make promises they can not keep and keep you from shopping elsewhere. You are nothing but a "lead" to them.

24 August 2020, 12:00 PM	#14
214270Explorer "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: United States Watch: me buy Watches Posts: 3,955	It is done here too by the Trusted Sellers. But it is annoying to try to see about making a purchase, only to find after a page or so of B.S. that the watch was sold. Annoying. Eventually out of frustration with the endless "sold" posts I ended up at Takuya to get what I wanted. No hassle, no B.S., no wasting my time, no unanswered email questions. Rant over. __________________ “The display of actual intelligence terrifies much of mankind” Rolex "some" Tudor "some" Damasko "some" Misc Pieces "some" Marathon "some" GS Spring Drive "some" Hamilton "some" Findeisen "some"

24 August 2020, 12:35 PM	#15
coloredzebras "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: United States Posts: 2	New guy here, but I agree. I was looking for date specific times pieces only to reach out and find out that they were long gone. Guess the endless search continues!

24 August 2020, 02:48 PM	#16
donas Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Wade Location: TN Watch: 116619 Posts: 2,659	I agree. To me, it adds no validation to see a "sold" watermark on a listing. In reality, that means nothing. I can set up a page and list 50 watches as sold right now. I agree with the responses that blame laziness. I am seeing the same thing in the TRF sale section as well lately. I have reached out to sellers a couple times recently to make an offer only to get a response saying the watch was already sold. It would be awesome if there was a way to move sold listings to a separate section of TRF, so all listings in the For Sale section are active but there was still a way to view previous listings.

24 August 2020, 07:19 PM	#17
walds11 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Real Name: Adam Location: Philly ‘burbs Posts: 5,632	Why do some sellers on here create a separate thread with subject description of the item and marked sold. They also marked the original thread sold. To me, that is annoying AF. What is the point, unless I’m missing something? __________________ Adam

25 August 2020, 08:53 PM	#21
ttomczak 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Thomas Location: North Carolina Watch: The Beach Posts: 3,405	I’ll add the the rant, watches that are sold but never marked or updated. That is a real pain. __________________ If you wind it, it tells pretty good time (Paul Newman)

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