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Stompy · 09-06-2004, 07:12 PM

I hope the charges against the kid are dropped. From the sounds of it, he clearly put in the ad, "By bidding on this item, you acknowledge that you are bidding on a picture of a 52" plasma tv". How is that fraud? Since when is it illegal to sell a picture of a tv?

Is it illegal to sell any of the following?

A picture of a picture of a man eating cake
A picture of a screwdriver
A picture of a house
A picture of a car

The answer is: no. People sell dumb shit all the time... carrots that look like vaginas, chewed gum, dirt in jars, etc... Just because you're an idiot that buys it expecting something more doesn't make it illegal. If I make an auction saying "You acknowledge that you are bidding on a picture of a house", then it's not illegal. If someone ends up buying it for $1000 and later claims "Oh, I thought it was a real house", it's not illegal.

How does it suddenly apply to a TV?

Say you walked up to a van in an alley and someone asked you, "Want to buy this?" pointing to a 32" TV box. You nudge it to make sure it isn't empty... it feels heavy, must be a tv inside! So you give the man $50 and walk off with your new 32" sony tv (let's assume you can just carry it around for a second). You get home, open the box, and find weights inside. No tv. You just spent $50 for a heavy box. Now, whose fault is that? Sadly, yours.

1. what the hell are you doing buying a tv from a fuckin van in an alley,
2. why the hell didn't you open the box and test the thing out before buying,
3. what the hell are you doing buying a tv from a fuckin van in an alley?

Stupidity should be punished, and the punishment should simply be a statement from police, "Sorry you lost your money. Maybe you won't be so stupid and gullible in the future."

Besides, businesses get away with this shit all the time with their "fine print" in contracts. Why isn't that illegal? Probably because it clearly states what you are agreeing to if you took a few minutes to actually read the damn thing carefully.

Stupid people deserve to get tricked like this. I applaud this kid.

09-06-2004, 07:12 PM	#60 (permalink)
Stompy Banned from being Banned Location: Donkey	I hope the charges against the kid are dropped. From the sounds of it, he clearly put in the ad, "By bidding on this item, you acknowledge that you are bidding on a picture of a 52" plasma tv". How is that fraud? Since when is it illegal to sell a picture of a tv? Is it illegal to sell any of the following? A picture of a picture of a man eating cake A picture of a screwdriver A picture of a house A picture of a car The answer is: no. People sell dumb shit all the time... carrots that look like vaginas, chewed gum, dirt in jars, etc... Just because you're an idiot that buys it expecting something more doesn't make it illegal. If I make an auction saying "You acknowledge that you are bidding on a picture of a house", then it's not illegal. If someone ends up buying it for $1000 and later claims "Oh, I thought it was a real house", it's not illegal. How does it suddenly apply to a TV? Say you walked up to a van in an alley and someone asked you, "Want to buy this?" pointing to a 32" TV box. You nudge it to make sure it isn't empty... it feels heavy, must be a tv inside! So you give the man $50 and walk off with your new 32" sony tv (let's assume you can just carry it around for a second). You get home, open the box, and find weights inside. No tv. You just spent $50 for a heavy box. Now, whose fault is that? Sadly, yours. 1. what the hell are you doing buying a tv from a fuckin van in an alley, 2. why the hell didn't you open the box and test the thing out before buying, 3. what the hell are you doing buying a tv from a fuckin van in an alley? Stupidity should be punished, and the punishment should simply be a statement from police, "Sorry you lost your money. Maybe you won't be so stupid and gullible in the future." Besides, businesses get away with this shit all the time with their "fine print" in contracts. Why isn't that illegal? Probably because it clearly states what you are agreeing to if you took a few minutes to actually read the damn thing carefully. Stupid people deserve to get tricked like this. I applaud this kid. __________________ I love lamp. Last edited by Stompy; 09-06-2004 at 07:17 PM..