Originally Posted by
verminaard
LOL. So you tried to angle shoot them, and they angle shot you back. You would do the same thing, so who are you kidding. Coachella is probably a giant part of their profits for the year. It would be fiscally irresponsible for them to allow you to angle shoot them like that.
I am guessing you also get outraged when a sportbook lays a bad line which is an obvious error, and you take it, and get outraged if they cancel it.
This is nothing like a sportsbook laying a bad line.
Their price wasn't in error. They just hadn't raised it yet due to demand.
This is basic economics. You see a current price offering which you know is about to go up due to higher demand, and you buy it quickly. Nothing wrong with that, in the same way there's nothing wrong with the hotel raising prices if they see high demand coming.
It's all part of the game.
It becomes unethical when you invalidate previous sales because you want the product or service to go to someone now who is willing to pay more.
This would be just as unethical as someone who knowingly booked a nonrefundable reservation somewhere charging it back on their credit card because they found a cheaper hotel down the street.
To show you how much I really believe that, I warned Ken that he was taking a chance with these nonrefundable bookings, and that he'd be out the money if Coachella ended up moving to a different date than rumored. He said he understood and was wiling to gamble, which I agreed was smart.
BTW, this was done through Expedia, which expressly forbids in their contract this type of behavior. This is why the owner of the place lied about "renovations", in order to cancel Ken's reservation. Had they told the truth, Expedia would have permanently cancelled their ability to book there, as this would be considered an egregious terms violation.
I didn't angle-shoot at all. I did not purchase anything at an erroneously-listed price. It's not my fault that they didn't raise their prices fast enough.
BTW, do you think these scummy owners are going to refund people who paid for expensive, nonrefundable rooms for April now?
I'll give you one guess.
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