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I mean, I wouldn't do it, just because I don't want to deal with everything. But everyone got exactly what they wanted. I see no sleaze.
by recursive 3y ago
I mean, I wouldn't do it, just because I don't want to deal with everything. But everyone got exactly what they wanted. I see no sleaze.
- nkurz 3y agoLying to a co-worker about why you are buying the car doesn't strike you as sleazy? Is there a degree of misrepresentation where you'd agree, or do you feel that lying can never be sleazy?
- recursive 3y agoOh yeah, that. Forgot about that. Yeah, that part is sleazy.
- em-bee 3y agothe reseller could have been honest: "why don't you post it on craigslist?" "don't want to deal with the scum there." "mind if i buy it off you and then post it?" "go ahead, and good luck."
- pcthrowaway 3y agoExactly. Maybe the top-level poster says something like "Oh if you're going to clean it and re-sell it for a profit, I'd rather hold out to see if another coworker actually needs the car, because I also like the warm fuzzy feeling of knowing it's helping them. "Oh, well what if I told you the $500-1000 I think I can get from taking that work off your hands and re-selling it would really help me out" "That makes sense. Sold" See how easy this is without the sleaziness of lying?