Originally Posted by
gandrade
There were NO explicit directions on not to buy reseller tickets... they even admitted that, and said that "I should have thought of it myself".
If you've never bought tickets like that before, plus you're in a HUGE RUSH because you think tickets will be gone in seconds (just like coins), then it's impossible to take time and think of what they SHOULD have asked for or WOULD like, instead of just focusing on the actual directions provided.
And I disagree that we should expect losses. I agree it unfortunately does happen (like in this case), but it should not. The ones assuming risk are them, not us. We are hired for a very specific job, with a very specific pay. We are not gambling, they are. There is no reason we should have high risk if we are not part of the high reward.
I'm not sure how you being stressed and overexcited about getting in on the deal absolves you from following directions. I saw the post on PFS website. It stated not to buy reseller tickets. My friends that got in on the deal also saw it.
There is always risks involved in buying groups. You're not comprehending the fact by participating, you are gambling. Why do you think you're 100% covered? Please point out to me any document that was signed by both parties stating your protections. You weren't hired for anything. You were offered to complete a transaction that have the odds heavily in their favor.
You literally are buying/fronting for someone who doesn't have an enforceable signed contract. You assume 100% of the risk until you're paid. The package can be stolen, the company can go out of business. Who do you think is going to make you whole? The credit card company? They'll find out you were trying to resell, and that claim is null and void. The shipping company? Good luck filing claims. If the buying group goes belly up, and they hold on to your items, what are you going to do?
Stay clear if you can't handle it, emotionally or financially. Go back to the bubble wrapped, consumer protected retail flipping, where you own what you buy and sell for yourself, and even there, you can get scammed. You have no real protection doing buying groups.