I would feel sympathy for the guy you describe! However, that's not the author of this article: 1) Not 'generously'. He was entirely profit-driven. In the art

I would feel sympathy for the guy you describe! However, that's not the author of this article: 1) Not 'generously'. He was entirely profit-driven. In the article he describes his motivation as "I could possibly corner the film camera rental market" and his initial experience as "the side business was going great — I made over $1,200". 2) Not nebulously 'somehow'. He did know better, which is why he explicitly sought further information from the company. Then, he voluntarily threw away that information after it was in his posession, and only afterward chose to risk $4500 to gain $95. No, I don't feel even a little bit sorry for him.