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moral dilema
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i bought my wife a silver plated locket off ebay, when it arrived it wasn't a silver plated locket it was a real silver antique one and i've had it checked by a local dealer and he says its worth considerably more than i paid for it.
should i tell the person i bought it from or is it their own fault
should i tell the person i bought it from or is it their own fault
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What a dilemma! I think because you dealt "personally" with the seller albeit thru E Bay you feel a bit guilty at your luck but if you'd bought it through an Auction House you'd not have the same feelings. I'd take the middle road, not tell the seller, be chuffed at the bargain & make a donation to Charity to pass on a bit of joy:)
I know sometimes you think it is the best thing to do being honest.
But lets just take a step back and think honestly how many people would actually do that??? Not many I bet.
You brought that fair & square as it was described to you.
Your right the seller should have done more research into it before they advertised it. I guess the only thing I would think of is, was it an elderly person or someone less fortunate who sold it??
Then do you feel sorry for them as they may not have known the true value of it and may have sold it because they are in need of money??
I'm not trying to make you feel bad, it's up yo you what you decide to do.
If you do contact them they may even just say for you to keep it at the original price. I doubt they would ask for more money.
If you sell it then you could send them a little of the money if that would make you feel better.
If I'm honest I would just keep it. I guess you just got lucky.
But lets just take a step back and think honestly how many people would actually do that??? Not many I bet.
You brought that fair & square as it was described to you.
Your right the seller should have done more research into it before they advertised it. I guess the only thing I would think of is, was it an elderly person or someone less fortunate who sold it??
Then do you feel sorry for them as they may not have known the true value of it and may have sold it because they are in need of money??
I'm not trying to make you feel bad, it's up yo you what you decide to do.
If you do contact them they may even just say for you to keep it at the original price. I doubt they would ask for more money.
If you sell it then you could send them a little of the money if that would make you feel better.
If I'm honest I would just keep it. I guess you just got lucky.
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Keep it.
Price and value don't always correlate. Example ...
I run out of petrol taking a friend to hospital. You pull over to see if I'm okay. You offer to sell me your spare can of petrol for �100. At that moment, to me, you petrol is worth �100. I buy it.
Afterwards, do you feel guilty? No. We both got what we wanted from the deal.
I could have walked to a petrol station. You eBay seller could have done his homework.
But he wanted some quick cash, and he got it.
He's happy cos he got his quick cash.
You're happy cos you got a bargain.
Do you remember the guy a few years back who saw the old plate at a car boot sale, knew what it was, bought it for 50p and sold it for �19,000? These things happen.
Price and value don't always correlate. Example ...
I run out of petrol taking a friend to hospital. You pull over to see if I'm okay. You offer to sell me your spare can of petrol for �100. At that moment, to me, you petrol is worth �100. I buy it.
Afterwards, do you feel guilty? No. We both got what we wanted from the deal.
I could have walked to a petrol station. You eBay seller could have done his homework.
But he wanted some quick cash, and he got it.
He's happy cos he got his quick cash.
You're happy cos you got a bargain.
Do you remember the guy a few years back who saw the old plate at a car boot sale, knew what it was, bought it for 50p and sold it for �19,000? These things happen.
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By this argument all house buyers should get refunds, as I have never seen a house which is worth what they are asking for it. They asked for a price, and you paid it, so you owe them nothing. You did not steal it, so you have nothing to be guilty about. As Marzipan says if you sent a bit to charity you have done your bit.
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i'm glad the majority of you agree with me, it was just my wife pricked a miniscule bit of my conscience saying we should atleast tell him
the guy actually advertised the item asa being brand new and its so blatantly not i think he was trying to pull a fast one selling an old bit of what he thought was worthless rubbish
no.nowledge by the look of his photo he's in his 30's so not an old senile woman
the guy actually advertised the item asa being brand new and its so blatantly not i think he was trying to pull a fast one selling an old bit of what he thought was worthless rubbish
no.nowledge by the look of his photo he's in his 30's so not an old senile woman
Don't get me wrong I agree you should keep it.
But in answer to "No_Knowledge's" answer, how would you feel if an elderly realative of yours sold something for cheap and later found out it was worth a lot more.
Would you be angry if the buyer did not admit it or did not offer to pay more??
Would you feel sorry for your own relative?? Or just think "oh well" it was your own stupid fault???
But in answer to "No_Knowledge's" answer, how would you feel if an elderly realative of yours sold something for cheap and later found out it was worth a lot more.
Would you be angry if the buyer did not admit it or did not offer to pay more??
Would you feel sorry for your own relative?? Or just think "oh well" it was your own stupid fault???
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Hang on ...
There is some dodgy bloke on eBay, flogging off bits of jewellery to make a fast buck.
At what point in the narrative did Mr Fast Buck suddenly turn into a poor old lady?
Boot on other foot ... if it had turned out to be complete tat, and danchip had asked for his money back, he'd have got some big, gruff bloke on the phone telling him to stick his complaint up his arse.
There is some dodgy bloke on eBay, flogging off bits of jewellery to make a fast buck.
At what point in the narrative did Mr Fast Buck suddenly turn into a poor old lady?
Boot on other foot ... if it had turned out to be complete tat, and danchip had asked for his money back, he'd have got some big, gruff bloke on the phone telling him to stick his complaint up his arse.
I agree with the others, you should not tell the seller. You bought it fair and square and did not rip him off.
Imagine if someone else had bought the locket and they did not realise what it actually was (or think to take it to an expert) like you did. They would be happy with their purchase but none the wiser, same as the seller. So in that situation ther would be no dilemma. Ignorance, as they say, is bliss!
Its only because of your own intelligent actions that you identified it and thus have this guilt, but you should not, especially as the man who sold it advertised it falsely - he clearly did not know or care what he had there.
I just hope ihe didn't nick it off his grandmother!! (which BTW even if he did, is still NOT your problem!)
Imagine if someone else had bought the locket and they did not realise what it actually was (or think to take it to an expert) like you did. They would be happy with their purchase but none the wiser, same as the seller. So in that situation ther would be no dilemma. Ignorance, as they say, is bliss!
Its only because of your own intelligent actions that you identified it and thus have this guilt, but you should not, especially as the man who sold it advertised it falsely - he clearly did not know or care what he had there.
I just hope ihe didn't nick it off his grandmother!! (which BTW even if he did, is still NOT your problem!)
