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Old 02-03-2014, 01:19 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by mav1178 View Post
I hope you guys realize that by having the winner front money for "accountability", they are in violation of sweepstakes laws. The whole point of a promotion like this is that no money is needed to enter to win, and no money is needed to claim the prize.

Furthermore, a credit card authorization expires automatically after a short period of time if the transaction isn't completed. This type of payment hold is ineffective nor useful.

By your contest definition, a randomly selected winner will effectively pay full retail for a coilover he/she won, just because they chose to not write a review. I highly suggest you redo the rules, as this is something highly regulated by state and federal law and would be considered gambling.

-alex
I'm all for following the rules, especially when it comes to federal regulations, but being sassy with a paying vendor on this forum will get you into trouble...
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