eBay guilt

From: Mike Ford <mikeford_at_socal.rr.com>
Date: Wed May 10 13:30:46 2000

>> I was just thinking (sorry won't happen again) that maybe
>> what is behind much of the antieBay sentiment, and denial
>> of the market prices eBay tends to set, is guilt over paying
>> so little for items from other sources. If an item routinely
>> sells for $3000 on eBay and you get one just to haul it away
>> from some poor unsuspecting person, didn't you steal from them?
>
>Conversely, if you sell something that you just got for free to
>some speculating moron on ebay for $3000, didn't you steal from
>them?

No. Perhaps some ads have an element of fraud, but caveat emptor. The BUYER
has an obligation to be informed, to learn about what they purchase, and
they bare the responsibility for doing it. Ethics related to the buyer
informing the seller are much less clear, and what I do personally varies
considerably from person to person.
Received on Wed May 10 2000 - 13:30:46 BST