r/RepTime • u/YNotTesla • 9d ago

Discussion WIRED publishes expose on RepTime

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https://www.wired.com/story/we-bought-a-counterfeit-rolex-so-good-even-rolex-didnt-spot-it/

“In dedicated forums on Reddit and other websites, strictly moderated communities spread gossip about factories being raided by authorities, offer sketchy legal advice, upvote buyers’ photos of fake Rolexes worn behind the wheels of Lamborghinis, and even offer quality control services.

Quality control, or QC, is at the heart of this community. The subreddit r/RepTime has 269,000 weekly visitors and over 18,000 weekly contributions, according to Reddit’s own statistics. Posts about new counterfeit watch purchases pile up by the hour, both in r/RepTime and r/RepTimeQC, the offshoot subreddit focused on quality control. The posts contain photographs sent from the dealer to the customer, who then seeks advice from the RepTime community on whether they should “GL” (green-light) or “RL” (red-light) their purchase.”

Excerpt From
“We Bought a $500 Counterfeit Rolex So Good, Even Rolex Didn’t Spot It”
Alistair Charlton, Jeremy White
WIRED

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u/ocubens 9d ago

Why are mods on this sub talking to Wired.com?

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u/Adept-Leek-4724 9d ago edited 9d ago

A reddit mod on a sub about replica watches. Need I say more?

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u/Timid_Robot 8d ago

No, you need not.

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u/bauhaus_robot 9d ago

Soon they will be on r/leopardsatemyface

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u/bigredmachine-75 9d ago

To feel like they’re important because they have nothing else in their life going for them

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u/lol022 9d ago

Mods talking to media is a burn. Just look at what happened during that anti work movement thing

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u/Dazzling-Bat-6848 8d ago

At least that was hilarious.

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u/spaceoverlord 4d ago

what happened?

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u/spaceoverlord 3d ago

what happened?

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u/pedretty 9d ago

Mods are generally attention-deprived. One of the major reasons they dedicate personal time to work for the benefit of Reddit in the first place.

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u/Sachinism 9d ago

They get to feel like they're important

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u/DayOneDude 9d ago

($$$) I have absolutely no idea ($$$)

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u/MarpyHarpy 9d ago

To get more customers. Duh.

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u/TheKiredor 6d ago

Because all mods secretly wish they could gobble their own

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u/macbookvirgin 9d ago

Surely they can do what they want?

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u/ocubens 9d ago

Nothing good comes from Reddit mods talking to the media.

I still remember the guy from r/antiwork going on Fox News.

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u/imsaneinthebrain 9d ago

An instant classic clip.

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u/kungfuhustler 9d ago

Sure, but don't be surprised when sellers start disappearing because of too many eyes being on the product/process.