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Cribbs · 2 March 2021, 06:55 PM

I have just heard that a Manager of an authorised dealer in the North West of England has been fired for 'bumping' people up the list for Rolex sports models.

Anyone have any information

al1786 · 2 March 2021, 07:05 PM

Paul Thorpe posted about this yesterday.

https://youtu.be/7k28pI3MFUc

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winst · 2 March 2021, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Cribbs

I have just heard that a Manager of an authorised dealer in the North West of England has been fired for 'bumping' people up the list for Rolex sports models.

Anyone have any information

As has been discussed many times before, i’m not sure ‘the list’ is an actual real rigid mechanism but more a list of names of people who have expressed an interest to the AD. I got my Explorer relatively quickly when someone who had asked for one a long time before me decided to pass on it. I think it would be more likely that someone would be sacked not for moving people a few places up the list but more how they offered to move them up the list.

AG23 · 2 March 2021, 07:13 PM

There has to be more to the story...

Andad · 2 March 2021, 07:17 PM

Isn’t the manager the one who sets the pecking order?

For $$$’s.

winst · 2 March 2021, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by al1786

Paul Thorpe posted about this yesterday.

https://youtu.be/7k28pI3MFUc

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Have just watched the video - thanks for that. Yes, as I suspected it wasn’t for moving someone up ‘the list’ but for how they offered to facilitate it a cash exchange.

peterskinner · 2 March 2021, 09:14 PM

Paul Thorpe is someone you can take or leave. I certainly wouldn’t have much confidence in this story.

Harry-57 · 2 March 2021, 09:27 PM

If the storyline is that an AD manager was fired for revising a waiting list, either the teller is talking crap or AD managers are getting fired by the score every day. I wonder which it could possibly be?

Bloke does something dodgy and gets fired. I've never heard that before. I expect there'll be a newsflash on the telly any minute. Will we all remember where we were and what we were doing on this fateful day?

BillA · 2 March 2021, 09:48 PM

He should be tarred and feathered.

1William · 2 March 2021, 10:20 PM

I suspect there is more to this story but you never know.

GB-man · 2 March 2021, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Andad

Isn’t the manager the one who sets the pecking order?

For $$$’s.

Was going to say so he was doing his job

Becweb · 2 March 2021, 11:09 PM

So ADs managers selling to greys (which means 100% of all ADs) should all be fired right away?

winst · 2 March 2021, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Becweb

So ADs managers selling to greys (which means 100% of all ADs) should all be fired right away?

Did you watch the video - the guy was allegedly asking for a cash bribe to sell the watches. Yes that definitely deserves to be sacked in my book!

AlanH · 2 March 2021, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by peterskinner

Paul Thorpe is someone you can take or leave. I certainly wouldn’t have much confidence in this story.

Paul Thorpe told us there would be a price increase in January.

DGP · 3 March 2021, 01:24 AM

Seems to be all hearsay. Only interesting if there is some proof. Otherwise just another story by people that can’t get what they want.

vh2k · 3 March 2021, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by AlanH

Paul Thorpe told us there would be a price increase in January.

Indeed, he did. And it was so obvious there was no factual basis for the rumor. Now, he is guessing it will be in April. Even a broken watch is right twice a day!

Tools · 3 March 2021, 01:35 AM

Not following the policy set by your employer, in this case the Dealer, is frequently grounds for termination.

Happens all the time so I say that this is a non-story, story.

AD personnel issues do not involve Rolex corp.

AlanH · 3 March 2021, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by vh2k

Indeed, he did. And it was so obvious there was no factual basis for the rumor. Now, he is guessing it will be in April. Even a broken watch is right twice a day!

He is/was a used watch salesman with as much idea about the marketing strategy at Rolex as I have. Which isn’t much.

Cribbs · 3 March 2021, 02:00 AM

The interesting thing here is that the name of the long time manager (and I mean a long time) at my local AD had disappeared and a new manager appointed. He has also disappeared from Linkedin.

Interestingly enough I was looking through the feedback for my local ad and found this comment

"First time buyer with a splendid service. Managed to pick up a Rolex Daytona in Nov which was delivered in January"

The chances of a first-time buyer getting a Rolex Daytona .....?

dauster · 3 March 2021, 02:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by al1786

Paul Thorpe posted about this yesterday.

https://youtu.be/7k28pI3MFUc

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Lol seems like a nice guy but now I understand the used car salesman comments... I have to agree with a lot of people here that a lot of these people on YouTube do not do the high end watches justice at least in terms of appearance... some strange characters in the luxury watch world on YouTube these days.

ArtNouveau · 3 March 2021, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Becweb

So ADs managers selling to greys (which means 100% of all ADs) should all be fired right away?

Sigh...prove it. The manager of my AD gives some direction I’m sure but she does not micromanage the SA’s there nor does the store “sell out the back door.”
They don’t need to, I’ve been told by two sources that they are the third highest volume Rolex dealer in the US, no reason to do shady things to risk killing the cash cow.

TswaneNguni · 3 March 2021, 02:52 AM

"The TRF Daily Tabloid News " ...

Flintstone · 3 March 2021, 03:37 AM

....who cares

Jack T · 3 March 2021, 03:43 AM

After reading this and scores of other issues with AD’s around the world, do people still think Rolex wants to get in to the retail watch business???

ZOOK · 3 March 2021, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Andad

Isn’t the manager the one who sets the pecking order?

For $$$’s.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GB-man

Was going to say so he was doing his job

Maybe the owner wants to make those decision$$$$$$.

Robert Bruce · 3 March 2021, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Becweb

So ADs managers selling to greys (which means 100% of all ADs) should all be fired right away?

Yes. Ethics count.

jamestucker · 3 March 2021, 09:00 AM

Emma Donaldson was the Rolex manager at Liverpool Goldsmiths and she no longer holds that position. May be a coincidence.

Harry-57 · 3 March 2021, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by vh2k

Even a broken watch is right twice a day!

Precisely. But people who are in love with themselves and the sound of their own voices don't tend not to take this into consideration.

It's harmless. Mostly.

zengineer · 3 March 2021, 10:28 AM

I feel privileged to be among such an altruistic group of watch enthusiasts who would never try to sell something for what ir was worth instead of 50% of that because someone in Switzerland says they should.

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Rolexforthewin · 3 March 2021, 10:52 AM

I can tell you that when I went to pick up my Rolex last week, my sales rep stated there was 25 people ahead of me, for what its worth.

2 March 2021, 06:55 PM	#1
Cribbs "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: York Posts: 7	Rolex AD Manager fired I have just heard that a Manager of an authorised dealer in the North West of England has been fired for 'bumping' people up the list for Rolex sports models. Anyone have any information

2 March 2021, 07:17 PM	#5
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3 March 2021, 01:35 AM	#17
Tools TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Larry Location: Mojave Desert Watch: GMT's Posts: 43,514	Not following the policy set by your employer, in this case the Dealer, is frequently grounds for termination. Happens all the time so I say that this is a non-story, story. AD personnel issues do not involve Rolex corp. __________________ (Chill ... It's just a watch Forum.....) NAWCC Member

3 March 2021, 03:43 AM	#24
Jack T "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2013 Real Name: Jack Location: The Triangle Watch: Several Posts: 6,719	After reading this and scores of other issues with AD’s around the world, do people still think Rolex wants to get in to the retail watch business??? __________________ Sub 116613 LN; GMT 116710 LN; Sinn 104R; Exp 214270; GS SBGM221; Omega AT

2 March 2021, 07:05 PM	#2
al1786 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: GB Watch: 116520 Posts: 307	Paul Thorpe posted about this yesterday. https://youtu.be/7k28pI3MFUc Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

2 March 2021, 07:13 PM	#4
AG23 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Real Name: Al Location: Australia Posts: 341	There has to be more to the story...

2 March 2021, 09:14 PM	#7
peterskinner "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: East Sussex U Posts: 1,351	Paul Thorpe is someone you can take or leave. I certainly wouldn’t have much confidence in this story.

2 March 2021, 09:27 PM	#8
Harry-57 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Real Name: Harry Location: England Posts: 10,669	If the storyline is that an AD manager was fired for revising a waiting list, either the teller is talking crap or AD managers are getting fired by the score every day. I wonder which it could possibly be? Bloke does something dodgy and gets fired. I've never heard that before. I expect there'll be a newsflash on the telly any minute. Will we all remember where we were and what we were doing on this fateful day?

2 March 2021, 09:48 PM	#9
BillA 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,877	He should be tarred and feathered.

2 March 2021, 10:20 PM	#10
1William 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: North Carolina Watch: Rolex/Others Posts: 47,764	I suspect there is more to this story but you never know.

2 March 2021, 11:09 PM	#12
Becweb Banned Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: - Posts: 407	So ADs managers selling to greys (which means 100% of all ADs) should all be fired right away?

3 March 2021, 01:24 AM	#15
DGP "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: UK Posts: 122	Seems to be all hearsay. Only interesting if there is some proof. Otherwise just another story by people that can’t get what they want.

3 March 2021, 02:00 AM	#19
Cribbs "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: York Posts: 7	The interesting thing here is that the name of the long time manager (and I mean a long time) at my local AD had disappeared and a new manager appointed. He has also disappeared from Linkedin. Interestingly enough I was looking through the feedback for my local ad and found this comment "First time buyer with a splendid service. Managed to pick up a Rolex Daytona in Nov which was delivered in January" The chances of a first-time buyer getting a Rolex Daytona .....?

3 March 2021, 02:52 AM	#22
TswaneNguni "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Real Name: Chris Location: . Watch: Daytonas/Subs/GMTs Posts: 12,609	"The TRF Daily Tabloid News " ...

3 March 2021, 03:37 AM	#23
Flintstone "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: New York Posts: 634	....who cares

3 March 2021, 09:00 AM	#27
jamestucker "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: England Posts: 578	Emma Donaldson was the Rolex manager at Liverpool Goldsmiths and she no longer holds that position. May be a coincidence.

3 March 2021, 10:28 AM	#29
zengineer "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Michigan Posts: 4,588	I feel privileged to be among such an altruistic group of watch enthusiasts who would never try to sell something for what ir was worth instead of 50% of that because someone in Switzerland says they should. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

3 March 2021, 10:52 AM	#30
Rolexforthewin "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Far far away! Posts: 335	I can tell you that when I went to pick up my Rolex last week, my sales rep stated there was 25 people ahead of me, for what its worth.

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