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Originally Posted by Backwoods Presbyterian  Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevin Quote:
Originally Posted by Backwoods Presbyterian I think it would show more virtue not to knowingly swindle an ignorant person. Just as much you have to be careful on E-Bay when purchasing items that are obviously below value for any number of reasons, some of which are illegal, not just immoral. | Paying someone the price that they ask for an item is not a "swindle". | I think it would be a swindle to knowingly purchase something that you know is worth a good bit more than the person is selling it for at the "yard sale". I would think you are at least under obligation to inform the person of the real price of an object. If they do not care then it would be fine to purchase at that price. But if a person is ignorant it would be unethical to take advantage of that ignorance for your own benefit. |
"worth" is relative.
Do you really mean that you have an obligation to find the highest price offered for any item before you buy it?
To a starving man, a bag of rice is "worth" his house. Does this mean that you must pay 150k for a bag of rice?