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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3882359, member: 112"]Ehhhh, yes and no. I am a very strong believer in personal responsibility, meaning everyone is responsible for their own actions. But there's 2 actions here - one by the seller and one by the buyer. And both are responsible for those actions.</p><p><br /></p><p>The seller is "guilty" because he is intentionally using advertising that is designed to be misleading so that he can take advantage of the gullible, ignorant, uneducated, and misinformed.</p><p><br /></p><p>The buyer is "guilty" because he is not doing his homework and buying something he knows nothing about, and buying it from a complete stranger.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, the actions of the one in no way diminishes the responsibility of the other.</p><p><br /></p><p>To the OP:</p><p><br /></p><p>When you see ads like this, think of the commercials you see on TV. You know the ones I mean, where they show these beautiful coins saying they are plated in pure gold. And you can buy one for only $19.95 - and with free shipping ! </p><p><br /></p><p>Well what those ads don't tell you is that the coin has about 39 cents worth of gold on it an the rest is nothing but cheap base metal. The actual value of this coin is maybe, maybe $1. But people buy them by the tens of thousands.</p><p><br /></p><p>Would you ? Well, same thing goes for those rolls.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3882359, member: 112"]Ehhhh, yes and no. I am a very strong believer in personal responsibility, meaning everyone is responsible for their own actions. But there's 2 actions here - one by the seller and one by the buyer. And both are responsible for those actions. The seller is "guilty" because he is intentionally using advertising that is designed to be misleading so that he can take advantage of the gullible, ignorant, uneducated, and misinformed. The buyer is "guilty" because he is not doing his homework and buying something he knows nothing about, and buying it from a complete stranger. That said, the actions of the one in no way diminishes the responsibility of the other. To the OP: When you see ads like this, think of the commercials you see on TV. You know the ones I mean, where they show these beautiful coins saying they are plated in pure gold. And you can buy one for only $19.95 - and with free shipping ! Well what those ads don't tell you is that the coin has about 39 cents worth of gold on it an the rest is nothing but cheap base metal. The actual value of this coin is maybe, maybe $1. But people buy them by the tens of thousands. Would you ? Well, same thing goes for those rolls.[/QUOTE]
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