posted on September 13, 2003 06:58:49 AM new
but the sad thing is that demand is ultimately inelastic.
i go to costco and buy toothpaste 5 for the price of 4,i dont brush more often just because i am saving a buck.
same can be said of all you can eat buffet,they should change the name to all you can waste buffet.
some folks claim they save a bundle buying imperfect,flawed,slightly used,gently worn stuff ,i find out that i have to throw most of those stuff away,so where is my savings??
time is also money,the time to find these items and then discover i cant use them,i may as well buy them at regular stores.
i can go on and on about hauling back old worn stuff into your home,you dont know where these things have been hiding,it could harbor bugs,worms,grubs .fleas or disease carrying organisms.
worse if you want to delve into occult,they may still be linked to their prior deceased owners who may just like to materialise in your home.
well,time to finish my coffee.
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posted on September 13, 2003 07:53:35 AM newworse if you want to delve into occult,they may still be linked to their prior deceased owners who may just like to materialise in your home.
posted on September 13, 2003 09:14:44 AM new
If you had no pior agreement before the purchase you vendor can not stop you from listing your product anywhere BUT they can stop supplying you asap. If you dolist be careful not to use any artwork from you vendor.
posted on September 13, 2003 10:16:15 AM new
i know sushi is japanese,but non japanese yuppies love sushi,ever see how the foreign devil yuppies in manhatten and san fran chow down on sushi.
my point is -once they make more money,they will take some of that discretionary income and indulge in something chic and exotic.
who do you think is supporting all the sushi bars in this country??
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posted on September 13, 2003 11:28:20 PM new
Legally they cannot tell you for how much you can sell it for. They can tell you however, where you can sell it. The best case I can remember is when Nintendo was telling retailers that they had to sell their systems for a fixed price and could not sell it cheaper. This is called price fixing and is illegal. They were sued by the federal government and hit with some hefty fines.
Now the matter in which it can be sold is different. A company can hold a product or service and say it can only be presented in a certain way. That has very much to do with trademarks. The example that come to mind is in fast food. If you buy a hamburger at McDonalds or Burger King ect., you will find each is made slightly different. That is because of trademarks. And for one to make it the same as the other would infringe on those trademarks.
After re-reading the orignial post, the answer is yes. They can state you cannot sell it on ebay. But they cannot tell you how much you can sell it for outside of ebay.
posted on September 13, 2003 11:47:59 PM new
Stone...You are absolutely correct..If Cheryl agreed to those terms in writing before she purchased the widgets. Assuming of course that the agreement is written by someone who is absolutely certain that it will pass DOJ scrutiny. The question is, what if that agreement DOESN'T have the necessary language incorperated into it? I'll give you three guesses as to what is going to hit the fan when a 25 year old U.S. attorney fresh out of law school gets his hands on this.
Edited to add: Been there, done that and I have the T-shirt to show for it. My parent company, 4 competitors and a rate making bureau we all belonged to were nailed because of a single remark uttered during a meeting. Final result was over a quarter million dollars in fines, many No Lo Condre pleas by top brass and a consent decree that is still in effect 25 years later. These people play hardball!! You don't want to rattle their cage unless you have the resources to back it up. And yes, the person who complained got $25,000.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
[ edited by sparkz on Sep 14, 2003 12:07 AM ]
