
is it ethical? (reselling tickets for hot items)
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Posted Sep 23, 2007 - 12:55 pm
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Posted Sep 23, 2007 - 2:01 pm

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Posted Sep 23, 2007 - 2:02 pm
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Posted Sep 23, 2007 - 2:04 pm
Heck yeah
!! Saying that BF is unethical is like saying that racing is slow. It's crazy! They are a business and they are here to make money, no matter how they get it. Simple as that. But, then again, that's just my two cents.
No the question is Is it unethical to be one of the first in line at BB so when they come out and hand out tickets for the big items they are selling you get 1 of each of the tickets then to turn around and sell those tickets to the people in the back of the line who didn't come early and camp out thus didn't get a ticket. Last year I saw people getting tickets for the cheap laptop and desktop and stuff then selling those tickets to the people at the back of the line. Thier defense was the people in the back were basically paying that person for their time they spent camping out to get the tickets
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Posted Sep 23, 2007 - 2:26 pm

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Posted Sep 23, 2007 - 3:15 pm
No the question is Is it unethical to be one of the first in line at BB so when they come out and hand out tickets for the big items they are selling you get 1 of each of the tickets then to turn around and sell those tickets to the people in the back of the line who didn't come early and camp out thus didn't get a ticket. Last year I saw people getting tickets for the cheap laptop and desktop and stuff then selling those tickets to the people at the back of the line. Thier defense was the people in the back were basically paying that person for their time they spent camping out to get the tickets
Oh.. my bad. I'm all for BF, if you don't get something, too bad, should have gotten there earlier. I agree with people who sell tickets, I'm in business and own my own company, so maybe I do understand those people a bit better. IDK though... there is somethings that should stay at home, but business sense should be in your pocket right next to the credit card.

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Posted Sep 23, 2007 - 3:53 pm
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Posted Sep 23, 2007 - 4:10 pm
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Posted Sep 23, 2007 - 4:21 pm
Why would you want to spend part of your Thanksgiving sitting in line to sell some tickets? Why waste your time in line if you're not there to buy something? I don't get it? Why take tickets of items you don't want, let someone else get it if you don't want it.
Oh we plan to buy stuff. We always get lots of stuff. We were just thinking of doing that to get a little BF money since cash is tight and McDonalds doesn't have the BBB this year. We will be camping out to be up front one way or the other unless the sale bites this year
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Posted Sep 24, 2007 - 10:04 am
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Posted Sep 24, 2007 - 10:35 am
Is greed unethical?
I can't believe how torn this question has me. I can easily say I think greed is amoral but unethical? I don't know.
Our society is a capitalist society. It is the driving force of our economics's. So I tend to think greed itself isn't unethical but the actions we take because of greed can be.

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Posted Sep 24, 2007 - 7:05 pm
I'm not sure this is unethical. If you stand in line and earn the tickets, who is to say you are not entitled to sell them. If I was first in line and someone offered me a lot of money to take my place, would that be unethical?Last year I got some tickets that I didn't want and endded up giving them to people for free. Come on people its not right to sell tickets.
It is, however, inconsiderate of those behind you. Whether you sell the ticket or give it away, you are taking something you don't want and depriving someone -- who did wait in line -- of the ticket. *You* may feel better if you give the ticket away, but the guy who was unable to get a tickle me elmo for his kid won't.
When I go our on BF, I have a list and do not buy anything not on the list. I don't throw things in my cart while I think about them, and I don't collect tickets to sell or give away.
Be a good sport and take only what you will buy.
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Posted Sep 24, 2007 - 7:28 pm
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Posted Sep 25, 2007 - 5:51 am
THAT IS CALLED GREED! Do not make the day worse than it already is!
A litte harsh to the op don't you think?
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Posted Sep 25, 2007 - 7:12 am
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