Ever had an AD salesperson ask for your credit card "just to show the manager"?

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Originally Posted by kotsos

There is a logical explanation people, although it is quite rude. A request for a credit card OR an ID by a Dealer means that they are going to run a CREDIT CHECK. This means that they can find out in about 5 minutes whether you are capable of buying such an expensive watch. I cannot really blame them because there are lots of people who may waste the dealer's time by looking and trying on watches only to walk away in the end since they did not have the money to buy one to begin with.

Also there is a logical explanation why this is only in the USA and not in Europe. The EU has no such system in place so there is no need for a credit check. And for those of you who think that you are more secure by giving your ID instead of a credit card THINK AGAIN. In the USA older IDs or Drivers licences still have the social security number instead of the taxpayer number. If that gets copied or lost you will be in a lot of trouble. Take it from me. I know.

I can blame them and do. Running excessive credit checks can adversely affect your credit score and they have no business doing that. I wouldn't be surprised if it's against the law. If someone can't afford a watch, that's going to come out when they try to pay for it.

And no drivers license from any state I've ever lived in had my SSN printed on it.