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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 808972, member: 4626&quot;]I agree with that... but the OP never lied to the seller to make him think the item he was selling was worth less than it actually was.&nbsp; The question was more if a buyer has an ethical obligation to inform a seller that he&#039;s selling for less than what he could get for the item.&nbsp; My personal belief is no, he doesn&#039;t.&nbsp; If you want to offer more to ease your conscience, feel free... but I don&#039;t see it as wrong not to.&nbsp; Don&#039;t get me wrong, I don&#039;t believe in taking unfair advantage of someone; but I see it as the seller&#039;s responsibility to determine what an item is worth, and decide how much he wants for it, before trying to sell it.&nbsp; As long as the buyer isn&#039;t dishonest with the seller (ie., knowingly lying to the seller about the item&#039;s worth) I don&#039;t see anything wrong with buying something for less than it may be worth, if the seller willingly sells it for that price.&nbsp; If you disagree, by all means go ahead and pay more.&nbsp; But just as I see it as the buyer&#039;s responsibility to know what they&#039;re buying, I see it as the seller&#039;s responsibility to know what they&#039;re selling.&nbsp; As long as neither side is knowingly being dishonest to the other and the item is being sold at a price both sides voluntarily agree to, I see no ethical dilemma on either side of the transaction here.&nbsp; &quot;Coveat emptor&quot; and &quot;coveat venditor.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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