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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 808920, member: 4626&quot;]Coveat venditor (may the seller beware).</p><p><br /></p><p>The way I see it, he posted a picture of the item he was selling, you bought that item, if the seller was unaware it was worth more than what he was asking, that&#039;s his problem, not yours.&nbsp; I don&#039;t see how keeping it is the least bit unethical (arguing that this kind of thing is unethical by extension would make all cherry-picking unethical, by the same standard).</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you think it&#039;s unethical to buy something at a garage sale that turns out to be worth significantly more than you paid?&nbsp; Even if the seller was completely unaware (or just didn&#039;t care) of the true value?</p><p><br /></p><p>If your conscience bothers you too much, you could pay the seller the difference I suppose.&nbsp; But I don&#039;t really see an ethical problem here.&nbsp; A fair price is one both the buyer and seller voluntarily agree upon, not necessarily one that represents what the item is worth.&nbsp; If you want to give the guy more money that&#039;s your prerogative of course but I wouldn&#039;t judge you as unethical if you didn&#039;t.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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