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Annieeee · 06-12-2009, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Lanky Lad

I have gone for yes if it's something old, but selling things which are still available free, seems to me, to be just plan wrong.

I do not consider them to be free at all. Are they available for free to the general public? Or does a person have to pay for a ticket in order to get these items? If I write to Cunard will they send me a members' pin for free? Will the "give" me a "free" black ticket wallet? Will they give me anything I ask for because it is "free" ? Or will I have to book and pay for a sailing? If they won't give them away to anyone that writes to ask for them they I consider them not to be free, but available at no additional cost.

That is the way I look at it. Others of course may view it differently.

Just like the home builders that advertise, "Free two gar garage"" well how about i come out to the jobsite with a humongous truck and get my free two car garage. Nope not gonna happen. It is really only available to me if I buy the home that is attached to that garage.

Wonder if anyone has ever sued a builder for that free two car garage? lol

To answer you question, since they paid for the right to get those free items, I do feel that they can do whatever they want with them, unless they were given with some sort of a caveat.

Annieeee

LuLu · 06-12-2009, 04:01 PM

If someone want to SELL it and someone wants to BUY it, sounds fine to me.

djgifford · 06-13-2009, 09:29 AM

I have to add, with what LuLu stated... if someone wants to buy something that someone is selling... who am I to say it is wrong? If it is not something illegal or stolen or bad...

JMHO

LuLu · 06-13-2009, 03:19 PM

Wonder if we could sell FRUBALS on E-Bay?

nealberk · 06-13-2009, 04:33 PM

Ah but false advertising is another matter. As Stephen asked, is it okay to say that something is rare when it obviously isn't?