HARRISBURG- Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a settlement with America Mint, LLC, over the Mechanicsburg-based collectibles company’s “negative option features” and other business practices.
According to an Office of Attorney General investigation that involved more than 200 consumer complaints, it was determined that American Mint advertised collectibles and engaged in sales that resulted in consumers not realizing they were enrolled in subscription services — a practice referred to as a negative option feature.
Consumers then had short windows to return goods they were charged for as part of the subscription plan…