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Old 07-25-2010, 03:19 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by Slava View Post
The difference again though is that you are just taking the $2000 with nothing in return. The guy might overpay for the speakers or whatever, but he is getting what he decided to pay for. Do I think it's a good idea? No, I think it's a bad decision, but that doesn't mean it's a scam either. I work in securities and trust me people buy shares in companies all the time thinking that they are getting an amazing deal only to find out the shares are worthless 6 months later. It's not a scam though, it's people not knowing enough about what their buying plain and simple.
What is the difference between getting nothing in return for your $2000 or if you get something worth $400 for $2400. You are still being screwed out of $2000 because you are making a bad decision.

If they didn't go through the efforts of making the value of the product appear to be far higher than it actually was, I would totally agree with you. Most of these scams involve fake price tags, brochures and sometimes even websites. The same way a "Nigerian Price" tries to convince you to 'purchase' something that isn't worth as much as they are claiming it is.
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