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Mr Khan on 18 November 2014
DonFerrari said:
So many people commits crime without bothering. What kind of things common folk would do if they were sure there wouldn't be any bad consequences for him?

Scamming a group that is a destructive force on the American economic landscape is almost a noble thing. Not like these folks are ripping off Costco.



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DonFerrari on 18 November 2014
Mr Khan said:
DonFerrari said:
So many people commits crime without bothering. What kind of things common folk would do if they were sure there wouldn't be any bad consequences for him?

Scamming a group that is a destructive force on the American economic landscape is almost a noble thing. Not like these folks are ripping off Costco.


To have a mod agreeing with a crime because it is against a big corporation isn't a good thing. Customers can avoid, retaliate, prosecute. Stores can also put lawsuits against them for predatory competition.

Commiting a crime isn't noble even more when the person is doing that just for self benefit.

So should we just start robbing banks or MS because they have a lot of money?



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

Mr Khan on 18 November 2014
DonFerrari said:
Mr Khan said:
DonFerrari said:
So many people commits crime without bothering. What kind of things common folk would do if they were sure there wouldn't be any bad consequences for him?

Scamming a group that is a destructive force on the American economic landscape is almost a noble thing. Not like these folks are ripping off Costco.


To have a mod agreeing with a crime because it is against a big corporation isn't a good thing. Customers can avoid, retaliate, prosecute. Stores can also put lawsuits against them for predatory competition.

Commiting a crime isn't noble even more when the person is doing that just for self benefit.

So should we just start robbing banks or MS because they have a lot of money?

We're not talking about banks, we're talking about "we pay our workers so little that we ask our customers to donate Thanksgiving meals for them" Walmart.

Although some banks could do with a little aggressive liquidation. Not all, but some.



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Teeqoz on 18 November 2014
super_etecoon said:
Lafiel said:
super_etecoon said:
Does Walmart pay for the product in full before they receive it from Sony?

no, afaik these big retailers usually pay 30-60 days after they received a shipment (I think I read Amazon even increased that to 72 days)

So I'm assuming that Walmart will transfer those "savings" on to Sony...thereby hurting Sony, and not Walmart, in the process.


Obviously not. It's Walmart's policy, not Sony's. Sony can't just go following every sellers individual policies.



vivster on 18 November 2014

The price matching may not be wrong but I think at least here in Germany, creating bogus baiting sales like that on Amazon is illegal.



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DonFerrari on 18 November 2014
Mr Khan said:
DonFerrari said:
Mr Khan said:
DonFerrari said:
So many people commits crime without bothering. What kind of things common folk would do if they were sure there wouldn't be any bad consequences for him?

Scamming a group that is a destructive force on the American economic landscape is almost a noble thing. Not like these folks are ripping off Costco.


To have a mod agreeing with a crime because it is against a big corporation isn't a good thing. Customers can avoid, retaliate, prosecute. Stores can also put lawsuits against them for predatory competition.

Commiting a crime isn't noble even more when the person is doing that just for self benefit.

So should we just start robbing banks or MS because they have a lot of money?

We're not talking about banks, we're talking about "we pay our workers so little that we ask our customers to donate Thanksgiving meals for them" Walmart.

Although some banks could do with a little aggressive liquidation. Not all, but some.

A crime is a crime... and I bet the wage isn't against law because if they were them they would be sued...

And of course no one is obligated to work at wallmart.

Maybe someone should assault your house if you pay your handmaid less than someone else thinks you should, and of course that someone wouldn't pay it if it was from his pocket.

But yes keep pushing the evil corporation agenda... maybe all their employees would love to be jobless with this evil corporation going under.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

Ljink96 on 18 November 2014

WHY CAN'T THAT BE MEEE! MAN! A PS4 for 89.99. Kinda stupid for putting the images online though. But what if this wasn't done intentionally? What if this was someone who loves to price match and they found this? Important questions...



DonFerrari on 18 November 2014
Ljink96 said:

WHY CAN'T THAT BE MEEE! MAN! A PS4 for 89.99. Kinda stupid for putting the images online though. But what if this wasn't done intentionally? What if this was someone who loves to price match and they found this? Important questions...


you wouldn't suspect a product with MRP 400,00 with no announced price cut being sold by 50-90 dollars even though it is selling really well already.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

Areal-Llort on 18 November 2014

Price Matching will be history if this gets out of hand. Fuckin' people ruining it for the rest of us.



Ljink96 on 18 November 2014
DonFerrari said:
Ljink96 said:

WHY CAN'T THAT BE MEEE! MAN! A PS4 for 89.99. Kinda stupid for putting the images online though. But what if this wasn't done intentionally? What if this was someone who loves to price match and they found this? Important questions...


you wouldn't suspect a product with MRP 400,00 with no announced price cut being sold by 50-90 dollars even though it is selling really well already.

Yeah, know that. But people have been getting away with it so someone doesn't know! HA!