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今年二月中旬的时候芝加哥的老牌劳力士经销商C.D.Peacock被自己已离职的销售起诉,其中爆出了一些AD的内幕还挺有意思的。在美国这边还是个挺大的新闻,我看国内论坛一直没什么动静,转过来看看大家对此事有什么看法。
The former employee’s complaint alleges: (1) CDP terminated her employment for whistleblowing and refusing to engage in flagrant illegal activity in violation of Illinois’ Whistleblower Act, (2) firing her in retaliation, and (3) engaging in racketeering in violation of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (i.e. RICO, the law often used to take down organized crime).
该前雇员的申诉声称:
1. C.D.Peacock因举报和拒绝违反伊利诺伊州“举报人法”而进行公然的非法活动而终止了他的工作
2. 对其开除进行报复
3. engaging in racketeering in violation of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (违反敲诈勒索法?和腐败组织?有没有学法律的人知道这是个什么罪?)
According to the complaint, "he heart of the scheme was a conspiracy to illegally sell Rolex watches to foreign grey market resellers in order to enrich themselves."
该计划的核心是串谋将劳力士手表非法出售给国外灰市经销商盈利
CDP ostensibly implemented its own policies to further ensure compliance with Rolex requirements, including: (1) sales professionals must wear a Rolex timepiece and scarf or tie while making Rolex sales; and (2) protective stickers must be removed from any watches sold in-store. The policy also makes clear that Rolex does not allow sales of in-demand models to unknown clients, that they can be sold only in-store, and only to clients the sales professional already knows, and that client cannot have a history of purchasing only limited-availability models. These last rules are designed to ensure that hot models don’t end up on the internet or grey market.
根据次雇员生成该经销商遵循劳力士的销售政策制定了自己的销售规则:
1. 销售必须西装革履穿戴劳力士手表
2. 为了防止手表在二级市场倒卖,规定手表所有的保护膜必须在离店以前撕掉 而且 劳力士的热门款只能销售给有消费记录(认识的)客户,没有消费记录的客户只能买到特定非热门表款,每个客户不能重复购同一个买热门款。
而且还有其他的规定比如只能让客户到店取表,卖表的时候必须认真填写保卡的正反面并且拍照留档,刷卡时要认证客户信息等。
该店员生称该店之前雇用了一名亚裔(中国的)销售,并且给该销售设定了一定的销售额度要求。但是该销售确在自己的社交网站上发布热门款到货信息,并且将热门款用社交软件销售给了国外灰市经销商。销售经理纵容此事发生,并且销售热门款时收取现金有腐败及偷税嫌疑。伊利诺伊州的法院已经受理了此案(50多页的claim大家感兴趣可以读一读)
报道链接:https://www.rescapement.com/blog/breaking-rolex-ad-sued-for-racketeering-and-fraudulently-selling-hot-models-to-the-grey-market#:~:text=In%20a%20case%20filed%20on,watches%20to%20foreign%20grey%20market
想读起诉书的可以看看这个链接里面有下载:
https://www.watchpro.com/rolex-authorised-dealer-accused-of-racketeering/
这个案子现在还在审理,但是有个点我现在觉得还是挺有意思的:
根据此经销商的内部要求热门款不能销售给没有消费记录的这个点。。。给经销商说自己的要求是严格遵循劳力士的销售政策下制定的,所以是不是说明拿热门款必须有消费记录(搭售也算是变相要求消费记录)是不是劳力士自己的规定(而非经销商自己的行为)也就是说以后所谓的新客户公价提表将成为历史?
虽然我是个劳粉,而且我的钢款劳也是自己买买买非热门款之后才提的,但是我看到这个消息也是挺震惊的。所以说劳自己美名其曰的防止自己热门款在二级市场倒卖的方式就是只卖给有销售记录的客户(另一方面暗暗支持经销商搭售/只卖非热门款给无消费记录的客户)?结合最近改保卡(在保卡上去掉表主签名)和国内国外AD的销售方式(美国现在也是美名其曰的给你排队,但是你要买了别的就会发现热门款到的飞快)是不是能说明点什么?
最后再说一遍,我不是贩子,是真的喜欢手表的(感兴趣可以去看我之前的作业),就是想和大家讨论讨论你们的看法。