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RAIDS happening - message from reddit dealer

stufuse

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Same convo every year!


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donkacper

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How do you know VSF factory not searched ?
Did I say anything about VSF? Don't think so.

I was pointing out that a lot of people here just love to spread bullshit gossip without any actual knowledge or common sense.

Raids are quite normal in rep business. Sometimes lighter, sometimes quite severe. But they are always there.

But if I see info about special rolex and omega kommando running around China and locking down rep factories, I just can't keep quiet, use your head.

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Did I say anything about VSF? Don't think so.

I was pointing out that a lot of people here just love to spread bullshit gossip without any actual knowledge or common sense.

Raids are quite normal in rep business. Sometimes lighter, sometimes quite severe. But they are always there.

But if I see info about special rolex and omega kommando running around China and locking down rep factories, I just can't keep quiet, use your head.

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OJAIII

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Coincidentally, puretime’s webpage has an announcement that their offices are ‘relocating’, and that they are stopping taking orders for one week.
is this code for something?

I have an order with puretime, they’ve informed me that there have been raids.


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Message on InTime


We would like to inform you that we have resumed to work after the recent raids on the rep watch market. We will accept orders for watches from all factories besides Noob's. Noob factory has been affected the most by the recent raids so please make sure your order does not have items from Noob factory.
 

JordanEleven

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Two days before the raid I bought two Noob v4. Here I read conflicting stories from different TDs. I don't drop anything on it.


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zeeps

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Andrew trustytime gave you the some right answers mate.
And things here are not very clearly yet, but all factories will be shut to avoid further raids for some days at least for sure.
Everyone in this Industry will be laying low including TDs as well in the next a few days.
Like a turtle retreating into a shell to emerge later
 

GreatWhite

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For those making light saying Rolex and Omega commandos were running around, the companies themselves are often behind such raids and they wouldn't happen if it weren't for the companies themselves pushing for it. Here's some examples.

This audio equipement factory raid was "initiated by Shure" : https://www.avnetwork.com/news/fact...e-sennheiser-yamaha-and-harman-audio-products

This factory raid was a result of an police investigation AFTER Ferrari and Lamborgini's lawyers filed a complaint with the police : https://www.motor1.com/news/360173/counterfeit-ferrari-lamborghini-shop-closed/

And in this, the company themselves did the surveillance and investigation to locate the factory! And then shared the info with Chinese police : https://vaporvoice.net/2021/02/11/counterfeit-juul-factory-raided-by-chinese-authorities/
 

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Some news I got...

VR boss said he will be remain closed, new raids are planned for the next days.

Guangzhou police isn't involved for the current and next raids, so no way to grease hands.

Provincial criminal police doing the job and... it's serious.
 

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For those making light saying Rolex and Omega commandos were running around, the companies themselves are often behind such raids and they wouldn't happen if it weren't for the companies themselves pushing for it. Here's some examples.

This audio equipement factory raid was "initiated by Shure" : https://www.avnetwork.com/news/fact...e-sennheiser-yamaha-and-harman-audio-products

This factory raid was a result of an police investigation AFTER Ferrari and Lamborgini's lawyers filed a complaint with the police : https://www.motor1.com/news/360173/counterfeit-ferrari-lamborghini-shop-closed/

And in this, the company themselves did the surveillance and investigation to locate the factory! And then shared the info with Chinese police : https://vaporvoice.net/2021/02/11/counterfeit-juul-factory-raided-by-chinese-authorities/
Nothing new about the fact that the manufacturer of gen products is pushing the authorities to stop replicas.

Did you just find that out?


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Some news I got...

VR boss said he will be remain closed, new raids are planned for the next days.

Guangzhou police isn't involved for the current and next raids, so no way to grease hands.

Provincial criminal police doing the job and... it's serious.

Bad news… :(


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Some news I got...

VR boss said he will be remain closed, new raids are planned for the next days.

Guangzhou police isn't involved for the current and next raids, so no way to grease hands.

Provincial criminal police doing the job and... it's serious.

Any source for this?


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Manuel.b

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For those making light saying Rolex and Omega commandos were running around, the companies themselves are often behind such raids and they wouldn't happen if it weren't for the companies themselves pushing for it. Here's some examples.

This audio equipement factory raid was "initiated by Shure" : https://www.avnetwork.com/news/fact...e-sennheiser-yamaha-and-harman-audio-products

This factory raid was a result of an police investigation AFTER Ferrari and Lamborgini's lawyers filed a complaint with the police : https://www.motor1.com/news/360173/counterfeit-ferrari-lamborghini-shop-closed/

And in this, the company themselves did the surveillance and investigation to locate the factory! And then shared the info with Chinese police : https://vaporvoice.net/2021/02/11/counterfeit-juul-factory-raided-by-chinese-authorities/

If this news is true (I imagine it is), it is not by chance that genuine companies intervene when the level of replicas 'equals' (or at least comes as close as possible) to the original products. By doing so, they interrupt the progressive improvement.
Maybe it will take a few months to get back to high levels or maybe they haven't lost any ground, we will soon find out.
However, the Chinese 'copy' industry will never die!
 
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