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laws can change - eventually this scam described in the article will be ubiquitous and unavoidable.

• gray_-_wolf 9mo ago
  Laws can change, sure, but probably business practices will change first, since it is easier. In EU, you are entitled to money refund for online purchased goods (with some caveats ofc), but the business can (and most do) require you to send the item back first, on your own expense. That reduces the risk of fraud like this.
  • websiteapi 9mo ago
    hardly - go read up on eBay scams. it's never been easier to scam people online. all shipping the item do is force the scam buyer to make the defects so, which is why many if not most seller just pay the buyer partially to keep as-is
    • immibis 9mo ago
      if you have to break the item and then send it back, what did you gain from the scam?
      • websiteapi 9mo ago
        most of the time you would get partial refunds.