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A $1.00 Lakland?!

#43
chrisp2u said:
Well, from looking at their site, I can't seem to find anything stating that they aren't liable for any misinformation or pricing mistakes made on the site. So, technically, I believe they are required to sell you the bass at that price, or else they could be in some potentially deep doodoo.
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They don't HAVE to do anything. Most places do that as a matter of good customer service, but esp. in a scenario like this they are not required to sell anything. Maybe people who bought it for $1 would complain, but most people are going to be like, "Well, of course they didn't sell you that Lakland for $1."
 
#48
50stringbass said:
if u can dream it, u can...um...[INSERT PROPER ADJECTIVE HEAR] it

except in this case where you're pretty much screwed...
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I don't think I'm too screwed, since it's out of stock I don't think my order will actually go through. But it it does, I will most ceratinly be returning it, unless the Gods take pity on me and only let them charge me what's on my invoice. Wouldn't that be the day :smug:
 
#50
Also, a question for anyone with the knowledge to answer it:

How would something like this fall in terms of false advertising? I also remember hearing that if something's pretty obviously marked with the wrong price, there's a law saying that they don't have to sell it to you; but how do these overlap?
 
#51
superfunk47 said:
I don't think I'm too screwed, since it's out of stock I don't think my order will actually go through. But it it does, I will most ceratinly be returning it, unless the Gods take pity on me and only let them charge me what's on my invoice. Wouldn't that be the day :smug:
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id be set for the rest of year if they did :atoz:
although id flood the market with DJ's and theyd prolly be worth a lot less
 
#59
peterpalmieri said:
You know instead of starting your first thread and post on TB, you may have considered being a decent human being
and sent an email to the guys over at The Groove Shoppe to alert them of a possible error on their website.

I'm not impressed by your decision to say the least.
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someone seems a little uptight...

and i hope you don't think i actually believed they were selling it for a buck, of course its a mistake, i thought it was funny and was just spreading a little humor, so chill.
 
#60
KsPiNeSh said:
They don't HAVE to do anything. Most places do that as a matter of good customer service, but esp. in a scenario like this they are not required to sell anything. Maybe people who bought it for $1 would complain, but most people are going to be like, "Well, of course they didn't sell you that Lakland for $1."
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Actually, most companies put those disclaimers on their site to avoid issues like this. Consumer laws are pretty tough these days and some states take it much more serious than others. While they don't have to sell you anything, you could certainly make their lives miserable to the point where they wish they did. I'm sure it wouldn't be too tough getting either the NYS Attorney General )where they're located), BBB or credit card company involved. I've done a lot of Internet commerce over the years, and even with such disclaimers people can and have been a pain in the ass.

While I don't really condone following through on such a thing (it is obviously a mistake), a company, especially one doing mailorder over the Internet, should know better to protect themselves. If they don't, then that's just plain stupid.
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