Tricky Return

shak2

Bantex wrote: »

Yes they could, unlikely to keep it up for long though.

What would stop them since it appears to be perfectly legal to do it?

tomtontom

shak2 wrote: »

What would stop them since it appears to be perfectly legal to do it?

It would need to be a very high cost item to outweigh the costs of postage, processing, damage to reputation etc.

shaun_from_Africa

shak2 wrote: »

What would stop them since it appears to be perfectly legal to do it?

It's not legal at all.
Selling items that are known to be faulty "by mistake" with the sole intention of getting money to invest and then profit from the interest gained is fraud.

wealdroam

shak2 wrote: »

What would stop them since it appears to be perfectly legal to do it?

It is 'perfectly legal' to make mistakes.

Habitually selling faulty goods is an offence.

You might want to read what the CAB say:

Misrepresentation

If a business seller makes a false statement to persuade you to buy goods, they may have committed a criminal offence. You may want to report the trader to Trading Standards who have power to investigate this type of offence. For example, a trader selling burglar alarms may falsely tell you that you need an alarm because there is a higher than average rate of burglaries in your area.

If you think you've bought something because of a false statement made by a business or private seller, you may have the right to end the contract and get a refund. The law that gives you this right is the Misrepresentation Act 1967.

OlliesDad

shak2 wrote: »

What would stop them since it appears to be perfectly legal to do it?

Bear in mind that the 1 months interest on a £100 item would be approx 42p if using a generous interest of 5%.That wouldn't be enough to cover the postage, then throw in processing etc.

In addition, the company would get a shocking reputation and not get any customers anyway.

munchpot

Must admit this is fast becoming one of my favourite pages on MSE at the moment.
12 pages later, virtually every response saying the same thing and yet the thread still grows by the hour!

shak2

(i) LOSS OF BARGAIN

Damages for loss of bargain are assessable to put the plaintiff, so far as money can do it, in the same situation as if the contract had been performed. For example, in a contract for the sale of goods which are defective, the plaintiff will (under this head) be entitled to damages reflecting the differences between the price paid under the contract and the actual value of the defective goods.

Does loss of bargain only apply if you DO NOT RETURN the faulty item or does it also apply if you DO return the defective item?

RosiPossum

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shak2

RosiPossum wrote: »

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The remedy I want is the item.

jkkne

Since this is clearly one big troll of a thread....

If we tell you what you want will you accept it?