Re: [CR]ASC Sturmey Hubs

(Example: Production Builders:Peugeot)

Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 15:35:29 -0500
To: "neil foddering" <neilfoddering@hotmail.com>
From: "Mark Stonich" <mark@bikesmithdesign.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]ASC Sturmey Hubs
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References: <002601c6a139$262c8ee0$cc697ad5@com>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

At 7/7/2006 08:35 AM +0000, neil foddering wrote:
>Nigel wrote: "So far as Neil's question, if I buy something at a
>jumble, and pay the price
>asked, I am happy and the seller is happy. The big difference is that I buy
>for my own needs and not to sell it on eBay for a profit".
>
>Surely the ethical issue is whether the item was bought knowing the
>price to be well below market value, not whether it was for your own
>use, or for resale? Either way (own use or resale) you are
>benefitting at the expense of the vendor, so I fail to see how you
>can justifiably take the moral high ground on this one, Nigel.

Neil, As an occasional vendor, I have unintentionally sold a few items at well below market value. When I realized my mistake, did I feel taken advantage of? Did I feel the buyer should have offered me more? Of course not! I knew it was my fault for not having done my homework. Whether the buyer used the part or turned a tidy profit on eBay is irrelevant to me.

Mark Stonich;
Minneapolis Minnesota
http://mnhpva.org
http://bikesmithdesign.com