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Old 07-13-2014, 08:04 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by rkomar View Post
Offering free or 1 cent shipping to all as a matter of course is not the same thing as offering a few things at a loss to "get them in the door". I'm sure that the courts know how to tell the difference. I don't think it's all as mysterious as you're making out. The line is where you start losing money. If you're deliberately running at a loss to drive out the competition, you should be in trouble with the law. It shouldn't take guesswork to figure out whether you're operating at a loss or not.
Earlier you mentioned "items" and here you refer to "things." The law and the amendment were specifically about books. I got the impression you thought otherwise. If the law says "no discounts more than 5% on books" and the amendment prohibits piggybacking free shipping with the 5% discount, I would think it would be fairly easy to identify selling at a loss. I wouldn't think it's possible to run a loss with a product that can't be discounted more than 5%, is it?

http://m.france24.com/en/20140711-am...1-cent-charge/
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