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The OJ Book: The Truth is Not in the Fine Print

Mouse Print* has long stood for the proposition that the big print doesn’t always tell the full story, and that the fine print is often the only place to find the complete truth.

Challenging that assumption is the Goldman family’s design for the OJ Simpson book they are publishing, If I Did It.  The book describes how OJ hypothetically would have killed his wife and the Goldman’s son, Ron. As you can see from the cover (enhanced with yellow arrow and asterisk by Mouse Print*), for once, the fine print probably distorts the truth.

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Camophoto: Low Prices, Expensive Returns

While searching for low prices on a Sony Bravia 40V2500 LCD TV a while back, a net seller called Camophoto came up as having the lowest price: $1389.99. Considering that Sony charges $2299 for this TV, that is quite a savings. Of course, we don’t know how much Camophoto charges for shipping unless you go through the entire ordering process.

That is one problem. Two others are lurking on the “policies and terms” page:

*MOUSE PRINT:

PAYMENT POLICY

At this moment we accept all payments through MoneyGram money transfer. MoneyGram is an instant money transfer service that enables individuals to send and receive cash either domestically or internationally in just 10 minutes. Our sales team will give you the exact information of where MoneyGram agencies can be found in your city.

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RETURN POLICY

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All merchandise should be returned to our Order Processing Department:

Camophoto
Rehhagstrasse 79
CH – 3018 Bern
Switzerland

I wonder what it would cost to send a 53-pound 40″ TV back to Switzerland?

No need to be concerned anymore, the company’s website appears to have gone bye-bye.

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Land in San Bernardino, CA: $115 an Acre?

We all know that real estate prices are falling, but this is ridiculous. Here is a land auction ad that appeared recently on eBay:

land auction ad

Actually, the auction began at $1.00, and quickly zoomed to a $1.25. A week later, the five acres of land in San Bernardino went up to $570. Still a bargain by any standard. Or is it?

*MOUSE PRINT: Tucked away in the description of what you are bidding for is this further disclosure:

land auction small 

Translation: You are only bidding on the downpayment, and then you must also pay about $300 a month for the next 15 years. That comes to $54,000 including interest at an unspecified rate.

Of course, you need to make sure the advertiser really owns the property, that it is not located next to a nuclear power plant, and you will own more than just mineral rights.

Update: The auction ended on September first with a winning bid of $1525.

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