The sale was supposed to be a fairly simple transaction of a high-end item but has now turned into a criminal investigation.
"The way that this generally works is the buyer contacts the seller and offers to meet someplace like at a jeweler, where the jeweler looks at the watch, authenticates it, and the buyer pays either with a cashier's check or bank wire," Sammy said.
Unfortunately for Sammy, though, only the first part of the transaction occurred. San Diego police told NBC 7 that officers were called to Time Wise Jewelers in Clairemont Tuesday for a suspected robbery. Moments earlier, Sammy said, he was greeted by a man who he thought was an authentic buyer he had connected with on Rolex Forums, a place for watch buyers, sellers and enthusiasts to connect.
"Because I had been in the store alone, my guard was a little bit down, and I had put the Rolex in a bag on the counter," Sammy said."Just less than three minutes later when we were talking about going somewhere else, he just bolted past me, grabbed the bag and ran out the door.”After posting his experience on Rolex Forums, Sammy said, he found out he wasn't the only seller who's been targeted.
San Diego police want to remind sellers to make sure they have a record of the serial item they are selling. That way, if they find themselves in a situation similar to Sammy's, they at least might have a way to track the item if it is stolen. The police are also asking anyone with information related to the crime to contact Crime Stoppers at 580-8477.
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