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I don't think giving something away for $0 is ever called "selling", is it? I especially would not expect that usage in a problem like this.

by unwind 12y ago

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vacri 12y ago
30 years ago in Australia, only certain kinds of goods could be sold on a Sunday, books being one of them. An enterprising billiard-table seller, not wanting to lose one of his two prime days for selling that kind of entertainment device, exploited a loophole: on Sundays, he sold books. Really expensive books. But they came with a free billiard table!
- DanBC 12y ago
  http://www.astrabilliards.com.au/about/ http://www.astrabilliards.com.au/about/ > George Grech made himself known in the early years of trading when Astra Billiards began opening on a Sunday. Sunday trading was illegal and due to unpaid fines, George Grech was the first shopkeeper to be jailed for trading on a Sunday. > George made front page headlines of the Herald Sun on a number of occasions. > History shows at that time, booksellers were one of the few shops allowed to trade on a Sunday. “George & Helen Grech Booksellers” was born. Helen & George would sell a book for a price of a billiard table and give a billiard table for free with every purchase. Fun story! I think English judges look at the intent of the law, not just narrow wording, so he would still have been in trouble if he'd tried it over here. (I am just guessing here though)
  - vacri 12y ago
    Victorian (state) law is very similar to British law, enough so that British lawyers can pretty much come directly here and start practicing, apparently. This was told to me by a British lawyer I met on a tour group, who was emigrating to Melbourne :) If he had been taken to court, I imagine he would have lost, because by that time they have to apply the law. But I imagine the people who would apply the summons simply used discretion; it wasn't like this behaviour was rife.

I don't think giving something away for $0 is ever called "selling", is it? I especially would not expect that usage in a problem like this.

by unwind 12y ago

I don't think giving something away for $0 is ever called "selling", is it? I especially would not expect that usage in a problem like this.

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vacri 12y ago

30 years ago in Australia, only certain kinds of goods could be sold on a Sunday, books being one of them. An enterprising billiard-table seller, not wanting to lose one of his two prime days for selling that kind of entertainment device, exploited a loophole: on Sundays, he sold books. Really expensive books. But they came with a free billiard table!

DanBC 12y ago
http://www.astrabilliards.com.au/about/ http://www.astrabilliards.com.au/about/ > George Grech made himself known in the early years of trading when Astra Billiards began opening on a Sunday. Sunday trading was illegal and due to unpaid fines, George Grech was the first shopkeeper to be jailed for trading on a Sunday. > George made front page headlines of the Herald Sun on a number of occasions. > History shows at that time, booksellers were one of the few shops allowed to trade on a Sunday. “George & Helen Grech Booksellers” was born. Helen & George would sell a book for a price of a billiard table and give a billiard table for free with every purchase. Fun story! I think English judges look at the intent of the law, not just narrow wording, so he would still have been in trouble if he'd tried it over here. (I am just guessing here though)
- vacri 12y ago
  Victorian (state) law is very similar to British law, enough so that British lawyers can pretty much come directly here and start practicing, apparently. This was told to me by a British lawyer I met on a tour group, who was emigrating to Melbourne :) If he had been taken to court, I imagine he would have lost, because by that time they have to apply the law. But I imagine the people who would apply the summons simply used discretion; it wasn't like this behaviour was rife.