Tell or not tell

Midster · 08-10-2019 7:06pm #1

Hi there I’m written this because I spotted something on a local second hand everything for sale kinda app (trying very hard there not to mention the name of the app) there’s an advert put up on there by someone for a pair of trainers he’s selling for €200, there second hand of course, even if he says he has never worn them.
Thing is I looked them up online and you can buy them in a shop, brand new for €140. Should I ruin his advert?

thesandeman · 09-10-2019 3:49am

Offer him a Tenner and wait for the reply.

Canis Lupus · 09-10-2019 4:49am

Midster wrote: »

Hi there I’m written this because I spotted something on a local second hand everything for sale kinda app (trying very hard there not to mention the name of the app) there’s an advert put up on there by someone for a pair of trainers he’s selling for €200, there second hand of course, even if he says he has never worn them.
Thing is I looked them up online and you can buy them in a shop, brand new for €140. Should I ruin his advert?

Who really cares either way? Check if there are rules about spoiling sales but otherwise do what you like. It's a free world for him to sell them at 200 if he likes and down to buyers to see if they're willing to pay that sort of money.

I'd imagine however anyone savvy enough to use an app to buy online is also competent enough to check the retail price of the same product elsewhere.

Midster · 09-10-2019 10:20am

Just seems a bit of a deliberate rip off price to me.
Hoping someone doesn’t notice, doesn’t look and falls in love with the trainers comes across as unscrupulous, and a d**k thing to do.
If the actions of d***s were spotted by those who are not d***s, who then warned others who also were not d***s, then the d***s of the world would then be forced to behave a bit better. And not try ripping people off!!!

flazio · 09-10-2019 1:12pm

Caveat emptor. :rolleyes:

Midster · 09-10-2019 5:11pm

Endorsing this behavior does nothing to strengthen either mine, or anyone else’s belief in general a mode of kindness, fairness and honesty.

Irish Guitarist · 09-10-2019 5:21pm

Maybe it's a gay foot fetish thing.

Black Swan · 09-10-2019 5:41pm

Let the market decide.

TallGlass2 · 09-10-2019 5:45pm

You wouldn't see me parting with 200€ for a pair of runners. If your spending that much and not shopping around. Then goodluck.

Ficheall · 09-10-2019 5:48pm

Are they magic runners or something?

Esel · 09-10-2019 6:21pm

Ficheall wrote: »

Are they magic runners or something?

Probably drug runners.

Flesh Gorden · 09-10-2019 6:26pm

I think there's a strong probability the listing is future evidence to show a source of income for lots of unexplained cash.

Btw, are the shoes in their original box, or a 50 bag? :pac:

Cee-Jay-Cee · 09-10-2019 6:28pm

I would imagine anyone who is wealthy enough to spend €200 on a pair of trainers will be aware of the price of them and will have priced them elsewhere.

Let him ask whatever he wants, they’re not likely to sell if they’re grossly overpriced and not even brand new.

Midster · 09-10-2019 6:55pm

The collaboration trainers between Kanye west and adidas. The most expensive I’ve seen so far have a retail price of €4628

09-10-2019 6:57pm

Offer him two PlayStation games and an iPhone 3

johnnyskeleton · 09-10-2019 7:00pm

When I think about all those poor slave kids in east asia making runners in sweat shops for 5c an hour, I wonder how anyone can justify selling them on for €140.

u140acro3xs7dm · 09-10-2019 7:01pm

Is the 140 a special offer or the normal RRP? Maybe he paid over 200 for them and doesn't know.

This is it · 09-10-2019 7:05pm

Swap for my '99 Punto?

Midster · 09-10-2019 8:04pm

No there the lowest priced ones in that range that I can find. There rrp is 140, he’s selling them for 200

Second hand!!

Midster · 09-10-2019 8:09pm

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

When I think about all those poor slave kids in east asia making runners in sweat shops for 5c an hour, I wonder how anyone can justify selling them on for €140.

I wonder how any company can justify selling a pair of trainers for more than a hundred. And jeans as well, I mean what the hell!!

retalivity · 09-10-2019 8:10pm

Cant collect, can you meet me in belmullet?

Your Face · 09-10-2019 9:06pm

My ads?

thesandeman · 10-10-2019 2:49am

Midster wrote: »

No there the lowest priced ones in that range that I can find. There rrp is 140, he’s selling them for 200

Second hand!!

It might have something to do with his carbon footprint?

Canis Lupus · 10-10-2019 3:30am

Midster wrote: »

No there the lowest priced ones in that range that I can find. There rrp is 140, he’s selling them for 200

Second hand!!

What if he's poor and selling these will let him put food on the table for his family for another week or two?

Danonino. · 10-10-2019 4:00am

Esel wrote: »

Probably drug runners.

The last drug runners I bought I’ve no idea what they were laced with. Was tripping for days.

10-10-2019 1:38pm

retalivity wrote: »

Cant collect, can you meet me in belmullet?

Read my ad, collection only!!!

:P

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