12-14-2004, 10:56 AM
Griselda,Dec 14 2004, 06:43 AM Wrote:While I don't hide in my house in fear of "bad people", if someone who I didn't know came to my door right now and offered to sell me a car stereo, I wouldn't buy it. We all know it would probably be stolen. On the other hand, if my car stereo broke, and a friend offered me an extra one that they had, I would happily accept their offer. You can see the distinction, can't you? That's how I look at trading.
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Hi Griselda!
Your reply puzzles me a bit, especially the part about the probability of something being stolen. My question(s) is(are):
Have you ever used eBay? Ever been to a jumble sale / garage sale? Have you ever bought something abroad, when you really couldn't retrace the route the product covered? Have you been to a bazaar sometime?
My point is: Buying / accepting something only if it's 100% clear it isn't stolen is desirable. In reality, though, chances are that you cannot be sure. The great deal on your new MP3-player on ebay - maybe just stolen.
Of course it's infamous to accept something if you genuinely believe it to be duped or stolen, but if you can say for yourself wholeheartedly that you believe an item to be legit, and you haven't heard of it being a common dupe or stolen from somebody, then why should you not accept it?
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