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Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards
I wonder if people realize that there is definitely shaky legal ground in selling an email list.
Email recipients have to opt in to a list. Consent has to be given. If a list is sold to a new company they have not received consent from anyone on the list unless it was stated up front by the list originator that the list may be shared, sold etc. to the parties before they opted in.
I have had people try and buy my mailing list and I did the research. Needless to say I haven't shared or sold. Sending an email FOR a third party is OK as long as it is from the original list compiler.
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Shaky legal ground in stealing email lists too and selling them to auction houses.