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Old 25 May 2020, 02:43 AM   #1
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do grey dealers fake sales ?

Is it common for grey dealers to list a brand new w/stickers watch as sold, then some months or years later the same grey dealer lists the exact same brand new watch again as for sale ?
I don't mean just the same model, I mean the same specific serial number watch/piece.
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Old 25 May 2020, 02:47 AM   #2
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Is it common for grey dealers to list a brand new w/stickers watch as sold, then some months or years later the same grey dealer lists the exact same brand new watch again as for sale ?
I don't mean just the same model, I mean the same specific serial number watch/piece.
Only the losers who can't move inventory and are pretending to be watch dealers. I have seen it here thats for sure.
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Old 25 May 2020, 02:50 AM   #3
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Yes this happens constantly.

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Old 25 May 2020, 02:53 AM   #4
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Reminds me of Santblanc on eBay. Tons of listings, but maybe 3/4 of them are "sold" once you inquire about them. Jon Todd the owner is a sketch ball and I would never buy a watch from him.
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Old 25 May 2020, 03:04 AM   #5
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plenty of grey dealers trying to sell watches not even in their inventory. A portion of listings on Chrono24 are ghost listings. Basically the dealers don't have the watch in stock but makes a call to another dealer once someone bites
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Old 25 May 2020, 03:07 AM   #6
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Sure it happens to simulate a sale or to show semblance of people buying at their inflated prices.


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Old 25 May 2020, 03:13 AM   #7
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I would say this is common is practice
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Old 25 May 2020, 03:21 AM   #8
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A practice I am sure with some. How common I am not sure.
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Old 25 May 2020, 03:25 AM   #9
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I can promise you the trusted greys on this forum are selling watches. Only thing I’ve noticed with one of the bigger greys is that he will take down his old listings and relist so that it shows up in his earlier pages of his site.


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