A young lad wants to have a party, but he finds himself with no amp, he trawls through the internet and finds an online store that sells a nice amp, he pays by credit and gets the amp with no intention of keeping the amp, he just wanted it for that party.

Another example, it's the England game in the world cup, a Bar wants to get as many punters in through the door so purchases a nice 50" Pioneer Kuro screen, but come Monday, he doesn't need it and wants a refund a return the screen.

Now customers in any line of business have a right to return faulty good, but isn't the current system open to abuse? If you want a demo surely you go to a shop? Not just buy of line knowing your only going to try it with no intention of actually keeping it, the current long distance selling rules are like ebay, totally in favour of the buyer, with little to no protection for the seller, can such stores maintain a business while this practice is allowed to go on?

I'd like to think my moral compass is pointing in the right direction to not abuse someones good service, after a box has been opened it's like a car that has been driven of the forecourt.

I would agree but, unfortunately, some people have no shame.

Whatever ever you do there will always been someone who wants to abuse the system, thankfully must people are actually pretty decent, there are always to odd ones who have attitude issues and think they deserve things for free, free this, free that with no intention of paying, luckily they are few and far between.

Ebay is really open to abuse, they've sided so much with the buyer I wonder why many bother to sell there, it's such a risk. I don't know the rules regarding the long distance though, do many retailers fully obey them?