Amazon Wank
So it seems that before Christmas Amazon had a DVD offer on boxsets - buy one get one free. Except they made a bit of a mistake and the lowest item was actually taken off twice. This resulted in, if you had two items of the same price, free DVDs.

As will happen people took advantage of this and people discussed whether that was ethical.

Skip forward to December 28th, and Amazon finally realises their error. All customers affected are asked to either return the boxsets unopened, or their credit cards will be charged the total price.

Aaaaand wank results People ask whether it's legal. Some people ring Amazon to complain. And some people sit proclaiming that it's all perfectly fine and serves folk right for taking advantage of it.

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frequentmouse
2007-02-17 01:48 am UTC (link)

Seriously?

People who think they can cancel credit cards, et'c, especially on large orders, and not have it come back and bite them on the ass are just darling, really, in their cluelessness. Because, first, damned right things get sent to collections, and, even more so, they get stuck on your credit report, possibly as theft by deception. And since credit reports are used as screening devices by everyone from landlords to insurance companies to possible employers, that's a lot to pay for some DVDs.

Also, how come I didn't know, dammit, I'm still short two seasons of Buffy, three of Angel, and all of Farscape, dammit.

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greenling
2007-02-17 04:54 am UTC (link)

That's why you ask someone else who doesn't mind exploiting the glitch to get you something on their card for Christmas, since after all it's free, then conveniently drop out of touch.

Or, well, just use someone else's card, and make sure the "new" mailing address isn't easily traceable to you.

(See, this is why games should stop being canceled: I start considering using my powers for ~~evil~~ Chaotic Neutral.)

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	nevadafighter 2007-02-17 07:02 am UTC (link)
	Not only on your credit report, but they can also show up on a criminal record check if you have to go to court, even if it's just paying the money back. (Reply to this)(Parent)

(Anonymous)
2007-02-17 02:10 pm UTC (link)

OT...but do you know what happens if I don't pay Ebay fees? Does that get stuck in my credit report, too? I signed up for an account using ID verification (which means you automatically get charged $5.00), didn't use it for a loooong time, got my ass suspended for not paying the fine. Except now, long story later, I can't pay it through paypal and there's this whole mix-up involving user names and...blargh.

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	frequentmouse 2007-02-17 07:59 pm UTC (link)
	I am not at all familiar with EBay, but that sounds like a good reason for you to spend the afternoon reading their TOS and FAQ and finding out. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	jerel 2007-02-18 04:53 pm UTC (link)
	I'm missing a few seasons of Buffy and Angel myself... I probably wouldn't have taken advantage of the loophole, because I'm a complete chicken and would have been afraid of being caught. And not just in a "whoops, I have to pay the full price now" way; like a police knocking down my door, being dragged out in the dead of night way. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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