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Telling a salesman you'd like to buy a product doesn't contractually oblige you to buy, submitting an order for a product does. Try calling an airline after yo

by ig1 16y ago

Telling a salesman you'd like to buy a product doesn't contractually oblige you to buy, submitting an order for a product does. Try calling an airline after you've ordered a ticket online to explain you can't afford it and want a refund. Just because it's ebay doesn't mean it's any different.

blhack 16y ago
She never actually got to the point of paying for it. Call a hotel, make a reservation, then don't show up. Does the hotel come after you for the money? If they do, they would use the court system, they wouldn't use a well known con to recoup their loss.
- christoph 16y ago
  A lot of hotels i've used in the last few years in the US and Europe won't let you book a room unless you give them credit/debit card details (certainly online anyway). Generally if you don't cancel 24hrs before, you either pay the full amount or a no show amount (varies hotel to hotel).
  - ig1 16y ago
    Certainly that's been true for every hotel I've booked. It's also true of some busy restaurants (they normally charge a fixed fee per head for no-shows).
- bcrescimanno 16y ago
  Actually, most hotels have a policy that if you don't cancel your reservation at least 24 hours in advance, you will be charged for at least one night.
cosmicray 16y ago
> Telling a salesman you'd like to buy a product doesn't contractually oblige you to buy, submitting an order for a product does. When the order is binding, has much to do with how the ToS of the site/store is written. Some sites take the attitude that an order is not binding (on the buyer or seller) until payment is made. Some sites take the opposite view. In some cases it gets rather squirrelly when you have a seller with a limited quantity of the item (like 1 or 2) and a buyer who wants to use a very slow payment method (check, MO, etc). What do you do if the buyer wants the last one, in a hot market, but also wants you to wait week +/- for payment ?
kore 16y ago
Actually, as far as airlines go, as long as you let them know within 24 hours you'll usually get a full refund no strings attached. Different airlines have slightly different policies. For some, you need to request the refund strictly within 24 hrs. For others, you can get the refund anytime before the next day ends. This is the case for all of the airlines I've had to get a refund with in both Canada and the USA. Beyond that grace period they'll usually charge a fee of some sort, and the refund might be in the form of a voucher or credit.

by ig1 16y ago

blhack 16y ago

She never actually got to the point of paying for it. Call a hotel, make a reservation, then don't show up. Does the hotel come after you for the money? If they do, they would use the court system, they wouldn't use a well known con to recoup their loss.

christoph 16y ago
A lot of hotels i've used in the last few years in the US and Europe won't let you book a room unless you give them credit/debit card details (certainly online anyway). Generally if you don't cancel 24hrs before, you either pay the full amount or a no show amount (varies hotel to hotel).
- ig1 16y ago
  Certainly that's been true for every hotel I've booked. It's also true of some busy restaurants (they normally charge a fixed fee per head for no-shows).
bcrescimanno 16y ago
Actually, most hotels have a policy that if you don't cancel your reservation at least 24 hours in advance, you will be charged for at least one night.

cosmicray 16y ago

> Telling a salesman you'd like to buy a product doesn't contractually oblige you to buy, submitting an order for a product does. When the order is binding, has much to do with how the ToS of the site/store is written. Some sites take the attitude that an order is not binding (on the buyer or seller) until payment is made. Some sites take the opposite view. In some cases it gets rather squirrelly when you have a seller with a limited quantity of the item (like 1 or 2) and a buyer who wants to use a very slow payment method (check, MO, etc). What do you do if the buyer wants the last one, in a hot market, but also wants you to wait week +/- for payment ?

kore 16y ago

Actually, as far as airlines go, as long as you let them know within 24 hours you'll usually get a full refund no strings attached. Different airlines have slightly different policies. For some, you need to request the refund strictly within 24 hrs. For others, you can get the refund anytime before the next day ends. This is the case for all of the airlines I've had to get a refund with in both Canada and the USA. Beyond that grace period they'll usually charge a fee of some sort, and the refund might be in the form of a voucher or credit.