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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;beef1020, post: 1773693, member: 24544&quot;]No, it really is that black and white.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you found the coin on ebay then you should have purchased it through ebay. That is their rules and the agreement you signed with them.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Right, again very clear. If you first saw the coin on ebay then you should purchase it through ebay per the agreement you made with them.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It&#039;s number 9 on their rules:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&#039;<b>√</b> You can&#039;t offer to buy items you found on eBay without using eBay.</p><p>Items bought outside of eBay aren&#039;t covered by our policies, and you aren&#039;t protected against fraud. Sellers have to follow the same rule, and if a seller offers to sell you something outside of eBay, don&#039;t accept the offer. For more information, see our <a href="http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/everyone-ov.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/everyone-ov.html" rel="nofollow">rules for everyone</a>.&#039;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/buyer-rules-overview.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/buyer-rules-overview.html" rel="nofollow">http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/buyer-rules-overview.html</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Key words for me is &#039;found on ebay&#039;. There are multiple dealers I purchase coins from that have their own website and often list coins on ebay. If I find a coin by going to ebay from that seller then I have to buy it through ebay as I signed an agreement with ebay. If however I find a coin on their website then I can purchase it directly, even if it&#039;s listed on ebay.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You made the point repeatedly that some seller appear to be encouraging people to break this rule. Very true, but it does not make it right for you to break the rule. You have indicated that it would be hard for ebay to police this rule, again true and again irrelevant.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Lastly, to the point of &#039;nor should I be expected to follow everyone else&#039;s example unless it rings true with my heart.&#039;. What your heart feels has no bearing on what is ethical and your justification is pure rationalization. Just think of the countless things your rationalization could be used to justify: murder, theft, genocide, the list goes on. It frankly scares me to think that line of thought did not die off in the 1960s.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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