# 7,500 Sell Their Soul Online **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 17, 2010, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437 "2010-04-17T05:51:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437/1 "2010-04-17T05:51:58Z")
Maybe people need to read the terms and conditions a bit better. A computer game retailer revealed that it legally owns the souls of thousands of online shoppers, thanks to a clause in the terms and conditions agreed to by online shoppers. More [here](http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/15/online-shoppers-unknowingly-sold-souls/). ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437/2 "2010-04-17T05:55:11Z")
If I were a religious man I’d say that they couldn’t have sold their souls, because your soul isn’t yours to sell to begin with. ’ Thanks, _Bedazzled_! ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437/3 "2010-04-17T06:12:24Z")
> [@](#): > > The company noted that it would not be enforcing the ownership rights, and planned to e-mail customers nullifying any claim on their soul. That’s too bad. They probably could have made some money reselling them on eBay. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437/4 "2010-04-17T06:46:37Z")
Are the owners of that website going to go to hell? ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437/5 "2010-04-17T06:57:09Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > Are the owners of that website going to go to hell? Nothing in the Bible that says it’s bad to buy souls! ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437/6 "2010-04-17T07:03:03Z")
What about selling souls? Soul mongering could be a good career. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437/7 "2010-04-17T07:09:41Z")
[QUOTE=That Article] The terms of service were updated on April Fool’s Day as a gag, but the retailer did so to make a very real point: No one reads the online terms and conditions of shopping, and companies are free to insert whatever language they want into the documents. [/QUOTE] I don’t think that proves his point at all. If it was me and I had read the T&C I would’ve signed it anyway, because it’s clearly a joke that has no real consequence. Especially since there’s no such thing as a soul, or immortality. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437/8 "2010-04-17T09:35:48Z")
I hope this doesn’t turn into a religious/ metaphysics train wreck. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437/9 "2010-04-17T09:44:56Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I don’t think that proves his point at all. If it was me and I had read the T&C I would’ve signed it anyway, because it’s clearly a joke that has no real consequence. > > Especially since there’s no such thing as a soul, or immortality. Yeah I had the same thought. There could have been some people who read it but just went ahead and agreed anyway. It’s still probably a safe bet that most people didn’t read it though. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437/10 "2010-04-17T09:49:09Z")
I wonder if big legged women were exempt? \* I don’t know, but I’ve been told A Big legged woman ain’t got no soul\* 😃 ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437/11 "2010-04-17T10:07:13Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > What about selling souls? Soul mongering could be a good career. It’s interesting that you say that. How come we have fishmongers, ironmongers, cheesemongers, warmongers, whoremongers and gossipmongers but we don’t have carmongers, meatmongers, DVDmongers or drugmongers? How do they decide which things are mongered rather than traded? ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437/12 "2010-04-17T10:11:05Z")
Stop being such a wordmonger. ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437/13 "2010-04-17T10:13:06Z")
Perhaps they collect souls as a more interesting alternative to stamps ? ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437/14 "2010-04-17T10:41:24Z")
I’d buy that for a dollar. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437/15 "2010-04-17T10:43:18Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > I wonder if big legged women were exempt? > \* > I don’t know, but I’ve been told > A Big legged woman ain’t got no soul\* > 😃 Good, but don’t explain your own jokes. Those of us know will get it, and those who don’t the explanation normally won’t help. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437/16 "2010-04-17T15:00:20Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I don’t think that proves his point at all. If it was me and I had read the T&C I would’ve signed it anyway, because it’s clearly a joke that has no real consequence. You didn’t read the article either. There was a tick box to opt out of selling-your-soul, which _also_ gave you a coupon. You would turn down free money to go along with a joke? > [@](#): > > While all shoppers during the test were given a simple tick box option to opt out, very few did this, which would have also rewarded them with a £5 voucher, ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437/17 "2010-04-17T16:47:43Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Good, but don’t explain your own jokes. Those of us know will get it, and those who don’t the explanation normally won’t help. Mea Culpa. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437/18 "2010-04-17T19:38:55Z")
Oh oh… ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437/19 "2010-04-17T19:53:21Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Oh oh… That’s OK, they’re issuing refunds. Just make sure you get your own back, and not someone else’s by accident! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437/20 "2010-04-17T21:44:40Z")
I had to go check to make sure I hadn’t bought anything from them, because (like most people) I never read EULAs. I don’t like the idea of signing away my soul for a piece of software. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-500-sell-their-soul-online/536437.md?page=2)