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Re:A man wouldn’t leave an overbooked United flight, so he w... by ksrm on Monday April 10, 2017 @01:28PM (#14080666)
What is to stop the four "winners" of this auction demanding more money? (Apart from the threat of assault of course!)
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Re:A man wouldn’t leave an overbooked United flight, so he w... by crooked-v on Monday April 10, 2017 @01:31PM (#14080700)
"Hey, so, these four are being jerks, so we're starting over again, but they're not allowed to participate."
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Re:A man wouldn’t leave an overbooked United flight, so he w... by ksrm on Monday April 10, 2017 @01:34PM (#14080727)
So they're guaranteed a seat on the flight? Sounds like a winning strategy for them.
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Re:A man wouldn’t leave an overbooked United flight, so he w... by acchow on Monday April 10, 2017 @07:49PM (#14083611)
Everyone gets a seat on the flight, except those volunteering to leave for the incentive...
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Re:A man wouldn’t leave an overbooked United flight, so he w... by mthoms on Monday April 10, 2017 @02:41PM (#14081332)
In this hypothetical scenario, they were already guaranteed a seat on the plane.
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