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Cards Against Humanity Has Made Over $54K Selling Nothing on Black Friday

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Re: Cards Against Humanity Has Made Over $54K Selling Nothing on Black Friday

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Post by UnoriginalGuy »

ssully wrote: post #48
noobermin wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They definitely are selling off of their fame (or notoriety) here. I could go out to the main street today and say "Hi all! I'm selling nothing for $5!" and I'd get nothing because I'm not Cards Against Humanity. They must be living the Millenialist dream, get money for literally (not figuratively at all) doing nothing but asking for it.

I didn't buy into this, but honestly wouldn't feel bad for doing so. The people behind CAH donate a large amount of their money to charity and recently started a scholarship for woman in sciences. In fact the last stunt they did like this involved selling literal bullshit to people. After the campaign ended they announced all profits from it went to a charity.

Exactly. The person above IS correct, they are selling this off of their reputation. But that reputation has many people believing that they will either do something funny OR donate to charity, and that is win/win.

Re: Cards Against Humanity Has Made Over $54K Selling Nothing on Black Friday

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Post by UnoriginalGuy »

ecesena wrote: post #19
LordKano wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

IANAL but I don't see how it could be illegal. There's no misrepresentation. Both the "buyer" and the "seller" know what is going on and agree.

Give an illegal action A, a seller could sell a service that does A. If you buy A, it doesn't make it legal just because both you and the seller know what is going on and agree.

You seem to understand the basics of contract law. However you seem to miss that cases are decided by people and not robots, and judges have a great deal of legal flexibility.

That being said, if someone did threaten to sue I highly suspect that CAH would refund the $5 since even a single lawyer's letter costs more than the entire case is worth.

Re: Cards Against Humanity Has Made Over $54K Selling Nothing on Black Friday

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Post by balls187 »

Several of the commenters here are missing the point.

Cards Against Humanity has had an anti-black friday "gimmick" for at least one or two years now, and this is keeping with that tradition.

One of their black friday sales was to raise the price of the game. Next year, they'll have a different gimmick.

Re: Cards Against Humanity Has Made Over $54K Selling Nothing on Black Friday

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Post by balls187 »

JacobAldridge wrote: post #34
personjerry wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It would be even better if they had it as $10 crossed out, 50% sale price: $5

Or $0 crossed out? Given that's the recommended retail price of nothing?

Given that they raised prices during one black friday, crossing out the $0 and charging $5 would be apropos.

Re: Cards Against Humanity Has Made Over $54K Selling Nothing on Black Friday

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Post by baddox »

joeld42 wrote: post #43

They are selling an experience and a story to tell. $5 and you have a funny story to tell when CaH comes in in conversation. It also makes you part of a group of "ironic" CaH customers. Similar to buying prestige by buying a luxury good when there is a cheaper equivalent. Marketing today is all about identity, authenticity and defining oneself.

If by some nearly inconceivable series of events one found oneself in a situation where one thought it would be socially beneficial to say they gave $5 to CaH for nothing, one could just say that regardless of whether it's true.

Re: Cards Against Humanity Has Made Over $54K Selling Nothing on Black Friday

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Post by ianstallings »

balls187 wrote: post #53

Several of the commenters here are missing the point. Cards Against Humanity has had an anti-black friday "gimmick" for at least one or two years now, and this is keeping with that tradition. One of their black friday sales was to raise the price of the game. Next year, they'll have a different gimmick.

You've explained it completely, yet I still don't see the point from the customer's perspective. "Haha I just gave a company $5 for nothing!".. What?

Re: Cards Against Humanity Has Made Over $54K Selling Nothing on Black Friday

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Post by ratsimihah »

ianstallings wrote: post #58
balls187 wrote: post #53

Several of the commenters here are missing the point. Cards Against Humanity has had an anti-black friday "gimmick" for at least one or two years now, and this is keeping with that tradition. One of their black friday sales was to raise the price of the game. Next year, they'll have a different gimmick.

You've explained it completely, yet I still don't see the point from the customer's perspective. "Haha I just gave a company $5 for nothing!" .. What?

I find pleasure in mocking consumerism.
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