Man sues jewellers over ‘building up a sales history’
Man sues jewellers over ‘building up a sales history’
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wisbech

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3,823 posts

138 months

Soleith

564 posts

106 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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rofl

Terminator X

18,065 posts

221 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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In other news man has no free will of his own.

TX.

Mammasaid

4,893 posts

114 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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A fool and his money.

Dan-k

569 posts

183 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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From what I’ve read on here it sounds like he learned the Porsche halo model sales tactics.

anonymous-user

71 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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Although it's funny to laugh at rich people being taken for a ride, this does sound like a clear case of fraud by misrepresentation. They should have stopped stringing him along as soon as they realised they were losing the dealership.

wisbech

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3,823 posts

138 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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He forgot the blether and cuppy…

RD-1

1,143 posts

178 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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I’d be pissed too, but doubt there is anything legally that can be done (although it is the US).

I doubt the SAs would’ve known they were going to lose it, so you can’t really blame them?

av185

20,464 posts

144 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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Dan-k said:
From what I’ve read on here it sounds like he learned the Porsche halo model sales tactics.
Main difference being whilst the £10k Porsche watch you are forced to buy for getting the privilege of a certain Porsche GT allocation is only worth around £200 your car value will have increased by around £150k once you take delivery so you won't lose much sleep over your abysmal net tax free profit of £140200.

Sheepshanks

37,819 posts

136 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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RD-1 said:
I’d be pissed too, but doubt there is anything legally that can be done (although it is the US).

I doubt the SAs would’ve known they were going to lose it, so you can’t really blame them?
Give over - the company knew so they should have stopped it happening. It's arguably illegal even in the UK.

I'll be amazed if they don't get absolutely reamed in a US Court.

Dan-k

569 posts

183 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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av185 said:
Main difference being whilst the £10k Porsche watch you are forced to buy for getting the privilege of a certain Porsche GT allocation is only worth around £200 your car value will have increased by around £150k once you take delivery so you won't lose much sleep over your abysmal net tax free profit of £140200.
Not sure what your point is - £10k Porsche watch?

My point is - it’s well known you have to be a repeat customer - ie buy or lease multiple cars to be able to get one of the halo cars, you might or might not be able to profit on the run of the mill cars after servicing/depreciation and finance costs but you still have have bought other things you don’t want to get what you do want.

It was an observation of the selling practice, either way I’m not fussed as I can’t afford a Patek or a Porsche smile

And you might scratch a watch but you can crash a car wink

Mr Penguin

3,506 posts

56 months

Monday 19th June 2023
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> All told, Rezaei, of Orange County, forked out more than $220,000

> He is seeking at least $500,000 in damages.

It seems clear to me that what he is describing is fraud (or something similar), but why should he be owed more than double what he actually spent?

Sporky

8,785 posts

81 months

Tuesday 20th June 2023
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Mr Penguin said:
> All told, Rezaei, of Orange County, forked out more than $220,000

> He is seeking at least $500,000 in damages.

It seems clear to me that what he is describing is fraud (or something similar), but why should he be owed more than double what he actually spent?
They do punitive damages in America.

bordseye

2,164 posts

209 months

Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Sporky said:
They do punitive damages in America.
Always ask for at least twice what you expect to get. Better than asking for what you expect and only getting half.

dvs_dave

9,040 posts

242 months

Friday 23rd June 2023
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wisbech said:
He forgot the blether and cuppy…
Total h-neck

Louis Balfour

28,176 posts

239 months

Friday 23rd June 2023
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wisbech said:
He forgot the blether and cuppy…
These techniques only work in the UK. Scotland particularly, when the shops are all closed due to Bank Holiday.


PeteinSQ

2,342 posts

227 months

Friday 23rd June 2023
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Mr Penguin said:
> All told, Rezaei, of Orange County, forked out more than $220,000

> He is seeking at least $500,000 in damages.

It seems clear to me that what he is describing is fraud (or something similar), but why should he be owed more than double what he actually spent?
Are Pateks like Rolex and increase hugely in value when you get them? So that $109k watch he didn't get to buy maybe worth $220k once you get it?

Geertsen

1,239 posts

76 months

Friday 23rd June 2023
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It’s pathetic buying 5 things you don’t want to be ‘able’ to buy 1 thing you do.

FWIW

3,505 posts

114 months

Friday 23rd June 2023
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wisbech said:
He forgot the blether and cuppy…
biglaugh