mpr@mb2c.UUCP (Mark Reina) (10/16/86)
In article <124@aloha1.UUCP>, white@aloha1.UUCP (Ray White) writes: > > Many moons ago I sent a check for $5 to HASBRO toy company in > response to an add they put in G.I.JOE comic. For my $5 I was > to be mailed a "G.I.JOE membership kit" including a newsletter, > dogtags, I.D. card and other such goodies. A few weeks later the > check I had sent showed up on my monthly bank statement (okey dokey... > that gives them 6-8 weeks to deliver the goods as stated in the ad). > 13 weeks later I had not received my kit so I wrote them a letter > asking what happened. Then after another 8 weeks I sent a letter > to the postmaster's office. They claimed to have contacted the > company on my behalf in response to my complaint. They also > said that an "isolated complaint" is not grounds for legal action > on their part (i.e. no mail fraud). This company still hasn't > given me the goods and has not responded in any form. > So now for anyone on the net with an opinion on this topic: > > [1] What legal action can I take against this company? > > [2] Can I do it in such a way that it won't cost me anything? > > [3] What sort of time limit am I dealing with in bringing this to > court? > > I can't understand why any company as large as HASBRO would stoop > so low as to rip-off poverty-striken G.I.Joe-junkies like myself. > It bothers me to think of how many kids may have sent in thier > five bucks only to get nothing in return. > > Mr. Nice Guy (alias Ray White) > > YO - JO !!!! (G.I.Joe battle cry) Dear Mr. Ray White: Here is your free legal advice for your questions, by inserted numbers. And please remember I am not licensed in Hawaii, only in Michigan. [1] You can probably sue Hasbro in small claims court in Hawaii. I assume a company this large has offices in Hawaii. If not, you may wish to consider a diversity action in Federal Court. Remember that process can only be serviced in a one state or 100 mile radius. So you may have to go to the mainland. [2] You must be kidding. First law of economics: "Ain't no free lunch." [3] You will have to check Hawaiian law as to the statute of limitations. Mark Reina