Interesting things for sale on TV
I was going to write a longer post about this commercial I just saw for this 9/11 commemorative but a quick Google and here is a nice summary. I guess I’m just curious how things like this are legal to market the way they do. If you have to advertise that you’re “currency” isn’t associated with the mint or the government then maybe you’re crossing a line.
A couple things I do want to point out:
- This is currency issued in conjunction with Liberia? I guess they don’t have a cool domain to sell like .tv and pseudo-currency is the best they can do.
- The web form to order is asking for credit cards on an http page? I see they’re using an https post but I’m always teaching users to avoid security they can’t see / verify.
The BBB doesn’t have any confirmed details on National Collector’s Mint, the company selling the commemorative, but you can read what they do have in this BBB report.
I feel like asking Adam Nash to give me his opinion on this stuff… I bet he either would have a ton to say or that he would just say, “Don’t be stupid” and leave it at that.