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In lugnet.loc.uk, Scott Arthur writes:
> What if joe public (non-AFOL) found that site last night. Say he did not know
> if the deals were good or bad, and placed an order in good faith. Now he
> expects his items. Is that theft?
Hmm. The technic shuttle was advertised at 59 GBP off, from the original
price of 99 GBP. The current price was *obviously* wrong at 4 GBP. So joe
public can't do math?
It's not theft, but it is (IMHO) unreasonable. The Entertainer made an
obvious mistake, and it is not fair to hold them to their 1 digit mistake.
Look at it the other way. If you bought the shuttle from them and accidently
wrote a cheque for 400 GBP instead of 40, would it be fair for them to hold
you to that?
It was an obvious mistake either way, right?
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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| (...) I agree. And anyway, after you decide you're going to "hold them to it" and they say "no" it is no longer an ethical question, but a legal one, and here in the States (and it seems in the UK too) the law sides with the "give it back" side. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I'd like to see this topic pursued a little further. This reference added to my belief that the offer was too good to be true, and contributed to my decision not to place an order. I think that James' "obviously wrong" assertion might be (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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