is this case of merchanting wrong??

• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2010-04-22 06:17
  The cat is awfully miserable if something like that happens to the cat.
  Then again, the cat never sells stuff at cheaper prices.
  The cat goes average or higher.
• MrShandavio wrote on 2010-04-22 13:24

  Quote from bebepanales;14841:

  i knew what it was worth. i checked in housing. the thing is he asked for almost half that price, and i gave him a price below that. if i gave him a price below a friend discount he expected, shouldn't it mean anything to him? and what was all that bs of him wanting to have a complete set? and thinking about dye'ing some parts of it?? doesn't that imply his own usage??

  
  
  Well how do you define "friend"? Is it someone you ran a dungeon with one time? Someone you talk to a little bit every day or two? Your next door neighbor who you've known 10 years? It's different depending on how close a "friend" this person is.
  
  As far as I'm concerned, in this game, ethics mean nothing. Considering what happens in the game should have very little effect on you in real life, I don't think it matters all that much. I don't have any life-long friends from playing, nor do I intend to make any while I play. Everyone is more or less a stranger. Do I intend to merchant anybody on purpose? Probably not... I tend to keep and use everything I get. However, the game is a lot more fun if you have more money, more levels, more stats, more skills, etc... so I'd take advantage whenever I can to get ahead, because it means the game is more fun for me. Is what your "friend" did to you crappy? Sure. But we all know it happens all the time, and there's really nothing you can do about it besides preventing it from happening again. :)
• EndlessDreams wrote on 2010-04-22 13:57
  Next time you offer friend discount, make sure that person thinks of you as a friend. It seemed like only you were thinking that that person is your friend. I think that is your source of your problem there.
  
  Buying and reselling for higher itself isn't really legally wrong. As for morals, people use their own set of morals to determine what is wrong and what is right.
  
  What if that person brought the item, used it for a long time, and then sell it for a higher price? Would people object to that?
• Adelynn wrote on 2010-04-22 15:26
  If it's a friend, and they told you THEY wanted it, and then puts it up for sale, I'd say it's wrong. I'd get the item back. It's unfair to you. A "friend" blatantly buys it off you for cheap just so they can sell? What kind of friend is that?