sethmachine01
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Massachusetts
Corporation A offers to act as a middle man for purchasing jewelry for their customers. There are many jewelry dealers: Corp B, Corp C, etc.
Consumers always have the option to purchase directly from Corp B, Corp C, etc.
Corporation A offers instead to handle transactions with Corp B, Corp C on the consumers behalf. Thus, instead of the consumer ordering a diamond ring from Corp B, one of Corporation A's employees orders that very same diamond ring from Corp B. That order is placed by Corporation A, but all the shipping information (and ownership) is from the customer.
Corporation A makes money in several ways: they have direct contacts / negotiation unavailable to the consumer with Corp B, Corp C, or otherwise can somehow profit. The consumer notes that he always pays less if he lets Corporation A do the ordering, rather than him buying directly from Corp B, Corp C, etc.
When the consumer makes an order, he first pays Corporation A for the goods. The actual order is done by Corporation A afterwards.
Is this business operation legal? Or can you buy on someone's behalf as long as you have their consent?
Corporation A offers to act as a middle man for purchasing jewelry for their customers. There are many jewelry dealers: Corp B, Corp C, etc.
Consumers always have the option to purchase directly from Corp B, Corp C, etc.
Corporation A offers instead to handle transactions with Corp B, Corp C on the consumers behalf. Thus, instead of the consumer ordering a diamond ring from Corp B, one of Corporation A's employees orders that very same diamond ring from Corp B. That order is placed by Corporation A, but all the shipping information (and ownership) is from the customer.
Corporation A makes money in several ways: they have direct contacts / negotiation unavailable to the consumer with Corp B, Corp C, or otherwise can somehow profit. The consumer notes that he always pays less if he lets Corporation A do the ordering, rather than him buying directly from Corp B, Corp C, etc.
When the consumer makes an order, he first pays Corporation A for the goods. The actual order is done by Corporation A afterwards.
Is this business operation legal? Or can you buy on someone's behalf as long as you have their consent?