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Sherman A1

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8. Disturbing, but hardly surprising

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Thu May 23, 2013, 08:24 PM

May 2013

In my opinion the Gift Cards represent a debt just as any debt owed to other creditors. I believe that the gift card holders should get a piece of what is left, but obviously the Court has another viewpoint.

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$210 million in Borders gift cards are worthless, judge rules [View all] Newsjock May 2013 OP

In other words SomethingFishy May 2013 #1

Yup more for them and less for us. Funny how that works. Initech May 2013 #2

I can find stories about Borders going out of business as far back as July 18 2011. Revanchist May 2013 #3

How about the same amount of time the creditors get? SomethingFishy May 2013 #4

+1 Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #13

It kind of makes you wonder. If they sold $210 million in gift cards. Bonhomme Richard May 2013 #5

Buyer beware. Maybe this will help people see the light about gift cards Demit May 2013 #6

+1 Gormy Cuss May 2013 #14

I still have mine .. nt flamingdem May 2013 #7

Future collector's item. Hold onto it. dixiegrrrrl May 2013 #9

Disturbing, but hardly surprising Sherman A1 May 2013 #8

I would think that the court is wrong in this. Cleita May 2013 #10

I think there was plenty of notice bhikkhu May 2013 #11

Wonder what the CEO,COO and the like walked with DiverDave May 2013 #12