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Title: BFL advertising with the old specs — Bait & Switch Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on April 05, 2013, 12:22:20 AM No product exist, therefore all ads by BFL that misrepresent their current product line must be removed immediately.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8521/8619826919_d0ea2441c1_z.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bait-and-switch Quote Bait-and-switch is a form of fraud used in retail sales but also practiced in other contexts. First, customers are "baited" by merchants' advertising products or services at a low price, but when customers visit the store, they discover that the advertised goods are not available, or the customers are pressured by sales people to consider similar, but higher priced items ("switching"). Title: Re: Bait & Switch Post by: CoinHoarder on April 05, 2013, 12:26:46 AM Title: Re: Bait & Switch Post by: DPoS on April 05, 2013, 12:27:29 AM more like switch bait since they'll never deliver
Title: Re: Bait & Switch Post by: Pharaoh on April 05, 2013, 01:52:04 AM This isn't bait and switch because there are no other products to up sale to the buyer. They are currently selling a product that doesn't exist, has never existed and probably will never exist. It is just plain fraud.
Title: Re: BFL advertising with the old specs — Bait & Switch Post by: Entropy-uc on April 05, 2013, 04:13:59 AM I love how GMaxwell is so quick to bury these threads.
And Theymos tells me that he doesn't think it's reasonable to say that BFL are liars. A fish rots from the head, and something is foul. Title: Re: BFL advertising with the old specs — Bait & Switch Post by: BadBear on April 05, 2013, 04:36:52 AM Did anyone try contacting them to see if they can update? Seems like a more reasonable approach.
Title: Re: BFL advertising with the old specs — Bait & Switch Post by: theymos on April 05, 2013, 01:27:37 PM The ads are updated now.
Title: Re: BFL advertising with the old specs — Bait & Switch Post by: blockbet.net on April 06, 2013, 02:13:16 PM The ads are updated now. You didn't comment on my thread about the same issue, but would you consider pulling your BFL ads, at least for until we know if the company is legit or not, or are you just happy that you're getting paid regardless of if the customers are getting screwed for thousands of dollars? Even if the specs are correct, the delivery estimates almost certainly are not. [edit] Don't mean to sound like it's an accusation, more of a suggestion. Title: Re: BFL advertising with the old specs — Bait & Switch Post by: Phinnaeus Gage on April 06, 2013, 03:30:02 PM Apologies for posting this thread in the wrong section. I see now that meta is the better option for this sort of thing.
Title: Re: BFL advertising with the old specs — Bait & Switch Post by: Luke-Jr on April 06, 2013, 04:42:43 PM The ads are updated now. You didn't comment on my thread about the same issue, but would you consider pulling your BFL ads, at least for until we know if the company is legit or not, or are you just happy that you're getting paid regardless of if the customers are getting screwed for thousands of dollars? Even if the specs are correct, the delivery estimates almost certainly are not. [edit] Don't mean to sound like it's an accusation, more of a suggestion. Title: Re: BFL advertising with the old specs — Bait & Switch Post by: ElectricMucus on April 06, 2013, 05:07:33 PM The ads are updated now. You didn't comment on my thread about the same issue, but would you consider pulling your BFL ads, at least for until we know if the company is legit or not, or are you just happy that you're getting paid regardless of if the customers are getting screwed for thousands of dollars? Even if the specs are correct, the delivery estimates almost certainly are not. [edit] Don't mean to sound like it's an accusation, more of a suggestion. Oh it's Luke-Jr, my favorite shill. Title: Re: BFL advertising with the old specs — Bait & Switch Post by: 🏰 TradeFortress 🏰 on April 07, 2013, 11:25:47 AM The ads are updated now. You didn't comment on my thread about the same issue, but would you consider pulling your BFL ads, at least for until we know if the company is legit or not, or are you just happy that you're getting paid regardless of if the customers are getting screwed for thousands of dollars? Even if the specs are correct, the delivery estimates almost certainly are not. [edit] Don't mean to sound like it's an accusation, more of a suggestion. Title: Re: BFL advertising with the old specs — Bait & Switch Post by: greyhawk on April 07, 2013, 11:41:56 AM The ads are updated now. You didn't comment on my thread about the same issue, but would you consider pulling your BFL ads, at least for until we know if the company is legit or not, or are you just happy that you're getting paid regardless of if the customers are getting screwed for thousands of dollars? Even if the specs are correct, the delivery estimates almost certainly are not. [edit] Don't mean to sound like it's an accusation, more of a suggestion. Oh it's Luke-Jr, my favorite shill. It's pretty amazing, even more so what with him being such a devout christian. Remember, Luke: Quote from: Psalm141 Don't let my heart turn toward evil or involve itself in wicked activities with men who practice iniquity. Title: Re: BFL advertising with the old specs — Bait & Switch Post by: Bitcoinpro on April 07, 2013, 02:43:57 PM so they use to sell fpga's but haven't delivered a single asic is that right ?
Title: Re: BFL advertising with the old specs — Bait & Switch Post by: Deafboy on April 07, 2013, 03:12:39 PM greyhawk, +1 for the quote... well, 0.001 to be specific.
Title: Re: BFL advertising with the old specs — Bait & Switch Post by: Luke-Jr on April 07, 2013, 04:39:46 PM The ads are updated now. You didn't comment on my thread about the same issue, but would you consider pulling your BFL ads, at least for until we know if the company is legit or not, or are you just happy that you're getting paid regardless of if the customers are getting screwed for thousands of dollars? Even if the specs are correct, the delivery estimates almost certainly are not. [edit] Don't mean to sound like it's an accusation, more of a suggestion. |
