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Guncho wrote:

>
>
>It's the total price for me as well but when I pay $10 shipping, I'm a
>little pissed when the item shows up with $1.70 postage on it.
>
>Chris
>
>
>
And when you buy a drink at MacDonalds, are you equally pissed when they
hand you a cup & tell you to do their work?

On Apr 29, 2:36?pm, clams casino <PeterGrif...@drunkin-clam.com>
wrote:
> Guncho wrote:
>
> >It's the total price for me as well but when I pay $10 shipping, I'm a
> >little pissed when the item shows up with $1.70 postage on it.
>
> >Chris
>
> And when you buy a drink at MacDonalds, are you equally pissed when they
> hand you a cup & tell you to do their work?

Great example! That should settle it.

Next time, MacDonalds will hand you the empty cup, or offer you the
option of paying a "handling fee" of 50 cents and they will fill the
cup for you. After all, it does take time and manpower to fill the
cup, why should they pay for it? That's what the handling fee is for.
If you don't like it, then just don't buy a drink there.

Sheesh. This thread needs to evaporate.

On Apr 29, 2:36 pm, clams casino <PeterGrif...@drunkin-clam.com>
wrote:
> Guncho wrote:
>
> >It's the total price for me as well but when I pay $10 shipping, I'm a
> >little pissed when the item shows up with $1.70 postage on it.
>
> >Chris
>
> And when you buy a drink at MacDonalds, are you equally pissed when they
> hand you a cup & tell you to do their work?

McDonald's is a business, some guy selling a DVD he watched and
doesn't want anymore, is not.

Chris

On Apr 29, 4:03 pm, googler <googlergoog...@aol.com> wrote:
> On Apr 29, 2:36?pm, clams casino <PeterGrif...@drunkin-clam.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Guncho wrote:
>
> > >It's the total price for me as well but when I pay $10 shipping, I'm a
> > >little pissed when the item shows up with $1.70 postage on it.
>
> > >Chris
>
> > And when you buy a drink at MacDonalds, are you equally pissed when they
> > hand you a cup & tell you to do their work?
>
> Great example! That should settle it.
>
> Next time, MacDonalds will hand you the empty cup, or offer you the
> option of paying a "handling fee" of 50 cents and they will fill the
> cup for you. After all, it does take time and manpower to fill the
> cup, why should they pay for it? That's what the handling fee is for.
> If you don't like it, then just don't buy a drink there.
>
> Sheesh. This thread needs to evaporate.

That doesn't settle it at all. A McDonald's franchise is a business,
some guy selling a DVD he doesn't want anymore, is not.

Chris

Guncho wrote:

> On Apr 29, 2:36 pm, clams casino <PeterGrif...@drunkin-clam.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Guncho wrote:
>>
>>
>>>It's the total price for me as well but when I pay $10 shipping, I'm a
>>>little pissed when the item shows up with $1.70 postage on it.
>>
>>>Chris
>>
>>And when you buy a drink at MacDonalds, are you equally pissed when they
>>hand you a cup & tell you to do their work?
>
>
> McDonald's is a business, some guy selling a DVD he watched and
> doesn't want anymore, is not.
>
> Chris
>


There is absolutely no legal distinction between the two,
assuming the guy has the right to resell the DVD.

At one point, the Hudson's Bay Company owned a royal charter
for all trade from the New World. That was a compact between
the King and them to make competing with the Hudson's Bay
Company illegal.

Those days are over.

--
Les Cargill

On Apr 30, 6:36 pm, Les Cargill <lcarg...@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> Guncho wrote:
> > On Apr 29, 2:36 pm, clams casino <PeterGrif...@drunkin-clam.com>
> > wrote:
>
> >>Guncho wrote:
>
> >>>It's the total price for me as well but when I pay $10 shipping, I'm a
> >>>little pissed when the item shows up with $1.70 postage on it.
>
> >>>Chris
>
> >>And when you buy a drink at MacDonalds, are you equally pissed when they
> >>hand you a cup & tell you to do their work?
>
> > McDonald's is a business, some guy selling a DVD he watched and
> > doesn't want anymore, is not.
>
> > Chris
>
> There is absolutely no legal distinction between the two,

Then why does one require a business licencse and the other does not?

> assuming the guy has the right to resell the DVD.

Why wouldn't he?

Chris

Guncho wrote:

> On Apr 30, 6:36 pm, Les Cargill <lcarg...@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>
>>Guncho wrote:
>>
>>>On Apr 29, 2:36 pm, clams casino <PeterGrif...@drunkin-clam.com>
>>>wrote:
>>
>>>>Guncho wrote:
>>
>>>>>It's the total price for me as well but when I pay $10 shipping, I'm a
>>>>>little pissed when the item shows up with $1.70 postage on it.
>>
>>>>>Chris
>>
>>>>And when you buy a drink at MacDonalds, are you equally pissed when they
>>>>hand you a cup & tell you to do their work?
>>
>>>McDonald's is a business, some guy selling a DVD he watched and
>>>doesn't want anymore, is not.
>>
>>>Chris
>>
>>There is absolutely no legal distinction between the two,
>
>
> Then why does one require a business licencse and the other does not?
>
>

That has no bearing on a single transaction.

Business licensing has to do with tax compliance,
zoning, employment tax, liability
insurance and physical plant considerations.

Governments cannot, and do not grant anything like
a grant of patent for someone to sell and buy. People
have an inalienable right to sell and buy.

They may be required to have a pushcart license to
be on the street selling, but that varies. There have
been successful defenses of farmer's markets/fuit stands
on right of ways before. That's about land use,
not the right to buy and sell.


>>assuming the guy has the right to resell the DVD.
>
>
> Why wouldn't he?
>

I have not researched this with respect to DVDs. You
can resell CDs, but CDs are not DVDs.

You can't resell software, for example. Violates
the EULA. People do it, but it's not legal - in
the contractual sense of the word, not in the
criminal sense per se.

> Chris
>

--
Les Cargill

On Apr 30, 8:15 pm, Les Cargill <lcarg...@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> Guncho wrote:
> > On Apr 30, 6:36 pm, Les Cargill <lcarg...@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>
> >>Guncho wrote:
>
> >>>On Apr 29, 2:36 pm, clams casino <PeterGrif...@drunkin-clam.com>
> >>>wrote:
>
> >>>>Guncho wrote:
>
> >>>>>It's the total price for me as well but when I pay $10 shipping, I'm a
> >>>>>little pissed when the item shows up with $1.70 postage on it.
>
> >>>>>Chris
>
> >>>>And when you buy a drink at MacDonalds, are you equally pissed when they
> >>>>hand you a cup & tell you to do their work?
>
> >>>McDonald's is a business, some guy selling a DVD he watched and
> >>>doesn't want anymore, is not.
>
> >>>Chris
>
> >>There is absolutely no legal distinction between the two,

I don't know about you, but I'm assuming the guy selling a dvd he
doens't want anymore has a lot lower overhead (like none) compared to
a McDonald's franchise.

Chris

On Apr 30, 11:27?pm, Guncho <cgun...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 30, 8:15 pm, Les Cargill <lcarg...@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Guncho wrote:
> > > On Apr 30, 6:36 pm, Les Cargill <lcarg...@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > >>Guncho wrote:
>
> > >>>On Apr 29, 2:36 pm, clams casino <PeterGrif...@drunkin-clam.com>
> > >>>wrote:
>
> > >>>>Guncho wrote:
>
> > >>>>>It's the total price for me as well but when I pay $10 shipping, I'm a
> > >>>>>little pissed when the item shows up with $1.70 postage on it.
>
> > >>>>>Chris
>
> > >>>>And when you buy a drink at MacDonalds, are you equally pissed when they
> > >>>>hand you a cup & tell you to do their work?
>
> > >>>McDonald's is a business, some guy selling a DVD he watched and
> > >>>doesn't want anymore, is not.
>
> > >>>Chris
>
> > >>There is absolutely no legal distinction between the two,
>
> I don't know about you, but I'm assuming the guy selling a dvd he
> doens't want anymore has a lot lower overhead (like none) compared to
> a McDonald's franchise.
>
> Chris- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

You sure do assume a lot. If you can assume that a seller does not
have a lot of overhead, why can't you also assume that a DVD does not
take $10 postage and either bid or not bid accordingly.

On the other hand, I can see a seller wanting an extra $7 to ship a
DVD out of country just because of having to fill out those damned
forms.

David

On May 1, 11:31 am, New Grass <whatsamata...@aol.com> wrote:
> On Apr 30, 11:27?pm, Guncho <cgun...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Apr 30, 8:15 pm, Les Cargill <lcarg...@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > > Guncho wrote:
> > > > On Apr 30, 6:36 pm, Les Cargill <lcarg...@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > > >>Guncho wrote:
>
> > > >>>On Apr 29, 2:36 pm, clams casino <PeterGrif...@drunkin-clam.com>
> > > >>>wrote:
>
> > > >>>>Guncho wrote:
>
> > > >>>>>It's the total price for me as well but when I pay $10 shipping, I'm a
> > > >>>>>little pissed when the item shows up with $1.70 postage on it.
>
> > > >>>>>Chris
>
> > > >>>>And when you buy a drink at MacDonalds, are you equally pissed when they
> > > >>>>hand you a cup & tell you to do their work?
>
> > > >>>McDonald's is a business, some guy selling a DVD he watched and
> > > >>>doesn't want anymore, is not.
>
> > > >>>Chris
>
> > > >>There is absolutely no legal distinction between the two,
>
> > I don't know about you, but I'm assuming the guy selling a dvd he
> > doens't want anymore has a lot lower overhead (like none) compared to
> > a McDonald's franchise.
>
> > Chris- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> You sure do assume a lot. If you can assume that a seller does not
> have a lot of overhead, why can't you also assume that a DVD does not
> take $10 postage and either bid or not bid accordingly.
>
> On the other hand, I can see a seller wanting an extra $7 to ship a
> DVD out of country just because of having to fill out those damned
> forms.
>
> David- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

What forms? The little green one that takes a minute to fill out that
you stick on the package?

Chris