Re: Advertising Ethics

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From: Richard Squier
Date: Wed, 02 Dec 1992 20:07

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I don't see why it's unethical to conduct business
by auction when demand is high.  The same argument
seems absurd in the reverse: if you post a sale
price and nobody offers, you can't take bids.
It seems unethical to demand that, should seller
discover that what they have for sale is worth
more than they thought, that they must sell 
at the listed price to
the first person who responds simply because the
seller thinks they should.  This might be considered
unethical action by the buyer because he/she knew
what the product was worth and didn't offer it.

Anyway, this isn't a department store, it's
a newsgroup.

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