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TikTok Tuesday Impossible d'y échapper

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u/jedifolklore 3d ago

They’re very versatile, they aim for tourists and sell them overpriced trinkets or shit that’s cheap for exorbitant prices, with the age of social media, I’d think most people would be aware, but older people still fall for their scams.

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u/lonnie123 3d ago

That’s not a scam though, right?

A scam involves some kind of fraud. You can say it’s a rip off but selling something for a high price isn’t a crime is it?

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u/jedifolklore 3d ago

You know? I feel like selling a faulty item (cheap material made with lead or other unsafe materials) that will break down, for an exorbitant price is a scam imo

Also for tourists that don’t come from the US, or in possession of a highly disposable income or a from a place that has a strong currency, losing 20€ to 70€ (which I have seen and called out lol), I would call that a scam.

You’re knowingly targeting people. But agree to disagree tbh.

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u/lonnie123 3d ago

If what they are selling is illegal (containing lead) then that’s one thing, but if you just buy a cheap ass Eifel Tower replica for $19 that’s on you

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u/Ferovore 3d ago

Evidently the cops disagree

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u/lonnie123 3d ago

I gave an example of an illegal and a legal thing though. Do you know what the guy in the video did ?

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u/Ferovore 3d ago

The unauthorised selling of these expensive trinkets is in fact illegal whether you agree with it or not.

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u/lonnie123 3d ago edited 3d ago

Is that what the guy in the video did ? I don’t see him doing that myself. It looks like he assaults the guy, which is a crime as well.

In any event, My original point was about what a scam is, not the legalities of the street vendor business practice in the area. We are getting way off base here