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Re: which threads, ethics (was: Re: Mini Auction - 6273 - Rock Island Refuge)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 9 Mar 1999 18:00:57 GMT
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c576653@cclabs.missouri.STOPSPAMMERSedu
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Jasper Janssen wrote:
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> On Fri, 5 Mar 1999 02:04:07 GMT, "James Brown"
> <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote:
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> > (That being said) I don't think it is unethical. BMS, (1) unethical would be
> > e-mailing the high bidder, and telling him you'll sell him one for less
> > instead. That would be asking someone to back out of an implied(written?
> > spoken? electronic?) contract. You're just one of the hazards of dealing in a
> > free market. :)
>
> If i were to email the high bidder with such an offer, I would expect
> him to honor his bid. I wouldn't expect him to outbid the next bidder,
> if someone raises his offer, though. I have been in such a situation
> before, and honored my bid. It's really just one of the hazards of
> bidding in any auction, hell of buying anything: there's always the
> chance that you'll find a cheaper one the very next day. when that
> happens, of course, you can _try_ to return the box to TRU for a
> refund,
Or, you can do business at places that do retroactive price matching.
When last we bought a television, we purchased it at Circus City and
found at on sale a Dillard's (their last one) the next day. We went
back to CC and got a refund of the difference + 10% or some such. I
know this is an exception and applies less well to Lego, but there are
lots of options, and I agree that buying something is fraught with the
peril of then finding it cheaper.
--
Sincerely,
Christopher L. Weeks
central Missouri, USA
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