I was just
thinking (sorry won't happen again) that maybe
what is behind much of the antieBay sentiment, and denial
of the market prices eBay tends to set, is guilt over paying
so little for items from other sources. If an item routinely
sells for $3000 on eBay and you get one just to haul it away
from some poor unsuspecting person, didn't you steal from them?
Conversely, if you sell something that you just got for free to
some speculating moron on ebay for $3000, didn't you steal from
them?
No. Perhaps some ads have an element of fraud, but caveat emptor. The BUYER
has an obligation to be informed, to learn about what they purchase, and
they bare the responsibility for doing it. Ethics related to the buyer
informing the seller are much less clear, and what I do personally varies
considerably from person to person.