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Ethics Of Listing "Mistakes" With Wrong Prices?

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 Posted 05/31/2013  08:56 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mhonzell to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Since the OP was an "ethical" question, I would ask you to turn the tables for a moment...

What if in your panic driven state you hit a number twice while trying to seal the deal on that special coin during the last second or two of an auction. (ie. $2111 instead of $211)

Yes, amazingly to your surprise, you won the bid at only three times ($625) what you were willing to pay. (Hence, I never use the 1-click bid.)

As someone stated above, there is a time factor involved as well. The longer the mistake exists, the more valid the contract. If I immediately contact the seller and state the mis-type, I am quickly absolved of my indebtedness. If I were to wait a week to contact the seller, they may push the "contract" concept and create all kinds of misery for me.
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 Posted 05/31/2013  10:13 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add BamaBlue to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
This is a good discussion and all of us have had good/bad experiences with purchases. With full recognition that there are good and bad sellers, one important thing has always been true. In a transaction between two people, there is always a premium on integrity. Integrity for the buyer and for the seller means that you conduct the transaction in good faith. Everyone makes mistakes; the question is 'will the person who makes the mistake, stand by (take responsibility) for their mistake?' Good people/good businesses stand by their mistakes. They apoligize and they work to make it right as quickly as possible. Sellers who make mistakes, have to look at the goodwill that they created by satisfying customers. Buyers who make mistakes have to look at their decision to buy as a committment and not just a weakness of impulse that fades when reason creeps-in.
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