Obviously the buyer is getting a great deal and a typical buyer is going to do whatever they’re going to do to get it.
I was unaware that you were directing that question at me specifically because you stated explicitly that it was a rhetorical question. I answered for a typical buyer. And I completely understand where a typical buyer is coming from, trying to get the best deal no matter what.
If you’re directing that question at me, as a buyer I would not participate in an ethically questionable deal. Yes I would be tempted to, and you can never say for sure until you’re actually in that situation and faced with the money you’d be saving. But I would definitely be very disappointed in myself if I took advantage of the seller like that.
So I ask you directly, would YOU do that type of deal as a buyer?
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Yes, I would do the deal. (There’s nothing illegal going on and the seller is getting the list price they approved of in the first place.) And in all likelihood you would too… despite being “very disappointed” in yourself. (The Pope called. He wants his good intentions back.) The difference between us is that I’m being honest about it. (So, yes, my question was rhetorical after all.)
The problem with high ideals is that they are seldom easy to live by. I don’t have high ideals – nor do I claim to – so I don’t have any issues in this respect.
