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Ampeg B2RE for $50 new?

#241
edbass said:
I know nothing about Canadian law, in the scenario I described above would you also be obligated to honor the PayPal funds sent in error?
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If you were advertising the price, and the courts considered you legally to be a retailer - yes.

edbass said:
Can anyone confirm this? Are retailers truly obligated to honor mistakes, even when the post a disclaimer against that eventuality?
If true I would imagine US retailers need to take a long look at shipping goods into Canada! :eek:
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It appears so:

The false or misleading representations and deceptive marketing practices provisions of the Competition Act contain a general prohibition against all materially false or misleading representations. They also prohibit making performance representations which are not based on adequate and proper tests, misleading warranties and guarantees, false or misleading ordinary selling price representations, untrue, misleading or unauthorized use of tests and testimonials, bait and switch selling, double ticketing and the sale of a product above its advertised price. Further, the promotional contest provisions prohibit contests that do not disclose required information.
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#242
Wouldn't Canadian law only apply is the company is working out of Canada?

This is clearly a mistake, I doubt MF is trying the ol' bait-n-switch. Even if they were, you'd have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that it was not a mistake and they knowingly marked the item at $46.95 trying to sucker people into buying a $469.95 amp at a 'special price' of $375...then you'd have to work your way around that pesky fine print.
 
#243
aborgman said:
If you were advertising the price, and the courts considered you legally to be a retailer - yes.

It appears so:
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No.

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Sale Above Advertised Price
The Act also prohibits selling (or renting) products at a higher price than advertised. As such, it is the responsibility of sellers to ensure that the prices that are charged correspond to the advertised prices. There are, however, a number of exceptions to this prohibition, including where an advertisement is immediately followed by a correction, sales of products by persons that are not in the business of selling such products (i.e., private sellers) and catalogue advertisements where it is clearly stated that the advertised prices are subject to error, providing the person advertising the product establishes that there has in fact been an error.
 
#244
interstatejoe said:
Wouldn't Canadian law only apply is the company is working out of Canada?

This is clearly a mistake, I doubt MF is trying the ol' bait-n-switch. Even if they were, you'd have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that it was not a mistake and they knowingly marked the item at $46.95 trying to sucker people into buying a $469.95 amp at a 'special price' of $375...then you'd have to work your way around that pesky fine print.
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Or an evil/clever way of getting alot of credit card info in a hurry...

:hmm:
 
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cybersnyder said:
No.

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Sale Above Advertised Price
The Act also prohibits selling (or renting) products at a higher price than advertised. As such, it is the responsibility of sellers to ensure that the prices that are charged correspond to the advertised prices. There are, however, a number of exceptions to this prohibition, including where an advertisement is immediately followed by a correction, sales of products by persons that are not in the business of selling such products (i.e., private sellers) and catalogue advertisements where it is clearly stated that the advertised prices are subject to error, providing the person advertising the product establishes that there has in fact been an error.
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Now, that makes sense. I couldn't believe a retailer could be held liable for a misprint/clerical error in Canada, and yet retailers would continue to ship goods there.
Errors of varied magnatude happen all of the time in marketing, particularly in the lightning fast cyberworld, and if this were true a Canadian citizen could probably make a good living just scouring the internet for them!

THand said:
Or an evil/clever way of getting alot of credit card info in a hurry...

:hmm:
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Of course, that would probably have to be a pretty sizeable amount of CC info for Bain Capital to risk a multi-billion dollar corporation just to obtain it...
 
#255
im out, got the cancelation...but ordered one for $375....its already sold locally for $475....

its been fun....love these price botches, got a Nady UHF Bass Wireless a few weeks ago for $90 cause zZounds had it incorrecrly marked. (supposed to be $180)
 
#258
aborgman said:
I wonder how high the bar is for "establishing that there has in fact been an error"?

Hopefully significantly higher than the retailer just claiming it.
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Hmmm... Let me get this straight; Are you suggesting that relative to this discussion, MF advertised a brand new Ampeg B2RE for $50 on purpose?
Do you honestly believe it wasn't an error?
That, in their infinite wisdom they thought it might be a good idea; a calculated marketing plan designed purely to hack off a bunch of bass players?

I must have been sick the day we covered the "P*ss Them Off" marketing strategy in school... :rolleyes:

All kidding aside, I'm curious. What you think their motivation could possibly be for intentionally making the on line price at $50? What could they gain?
Please, Google Bain Capital before postulating that it's a scam to garner credit card info, or a way to get a short term loan, or other such foolishness.

Hey, I know! Maybe they could be criminally charged with felony "bubble bursting". :smug:
 
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