 Crowell-Collier was also under fire by the FTC again in 1972 and accused of using deceptive practices in selling its Harvard Classics and in billing encyclopedia buyers and also in recruiting of encyclopedia salesmen.Of the Harvard Classics, the FTC stated that while the company marketed that one or several volumes were offered free or for $1 each "with the understanding that additional volumes priced at $3.98 would be shipped periodically for free examination", many volumes would be shipped in a bulk shipment.Buyers were subjected to repeated mailings of bills.