Ethics and This Forum

[bigtruck260]

Re: Ethics and This Forum

Something else...

Many times, people will list an item at an extremely low price just to move it super-fast. They might need cash immediately, and not have time to play around with multiple listings, lowball offers, etc.

Maybe the seller needed a car part that was $125 - and he only had $100 in those particluar gloves.

There is usually some sort of back story. It is the seller's choice whether or not to disclose it.

[Fnazxc0114]

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I love capitalism. I dont see anything wrong for trying to make a profit on an item. i myself have taken hits on items i have bought only to buy something else. if you buy/sell g/u as business then you have any right to charge what you want for your goods.

[orioles03]

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i bought three pair of ravens pants from an auction it ended up costing me around $228 with buyers premium ,so i know i could get more than that for them as there is not that much ravens stuff out there i ended up selling all three pair for around $450 i have no problem with it! more gas $

[treant985]

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While buyers ripping off sellers happens occasionally, I'd say it's much, much, much more important to address when sellers rip off buyers. There will almost always be asymmetric information in these kinds of markets, but it's almost always the case that the seller knows more than the buyer. I don't really have a problem when the buyer knows more than the seller; it helps ensure that people do their homework before buying.

If it's any consolation to the OP, I believe that any purchase made below fair-market value is supposed to be reported as income on tax filings. IE, if I pay $10 for a new car that's worth $30K, I'm supposed to report the remaining $29,990 on my tax report. The reason is so that people can't get around paying taxes on gifts; if you give me a $30K car, I'd have to report it as income. But what if I paid you $10 for it, instead of you giving it to me? I'd still have to report the difference as income. The IRS gets their money one way or another...

I guess that's kinda off-topic, but I felt like it applied somewhat as a government-induced ethical argument for not ripping off people, assuming people actually fill out their tax returns correctly...

[nyjetsfan14]

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Several times I have seen a listing for an item with an entirely too low BIN price or a description that leads me to believe the seller does not know what he really has. About 6 months ago I saw a couple very rare AFL game used jerseys on e-Bay with an insane low BIN price. I could have easily bought them and then turned around and flipped them for a huge profit but instead I dropped the seller a note telling him exactly what his items could be worth. It was too late for one of the jerseys that went ASAP but he did manage to adjust his BIN on the other jersey and still it sold immediately. I just couldn't see myself taking advantage of somebody like that.

In another instance, I was offered a really cool Jumbo Elliott NY Jets gamer for a price that I thought was below market value. I sent the seller a counter offer of a higher price to better reflect what I thought the value of the jersey was. He went out of his way to afford me the opportunity to add the piece to my collection and it just didn't seem right to short change him.

With that being said I like a deal as much as the next person and in an auction setting the price will be set by the bidders so no worries there. But when I am dealing straight up with somebody I tend to not want to "get over" shall we say, it is always funner when it is fair and rewarding for all involved.

[Vintagedeputy]

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I think it's time to start voting people off the island.

+1

If you can get something off ebay for a steal, then STEAL IT!

[3arod13]

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+1

If you can get something off ebay for a steal, then STEAL IT!

The end!