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Ethics of reselling game systems
Question to TFP...
Is it ethical to buy a high-demand system purely for the purpose of immediately reselling it for a higher price? I've never heard of the practice being out-and-out illegal (though I doubt many of those who do it report it on their income taxes), but there are many things that are both legal and ethically dubious.
At first blush it just "feels" wrong though I can't really give a substantive argument why... so I guess I'll just have to say that it seems crude and selfish. But... I'm curious to see if any fellow gamers can come up with good arguments either way.
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~ Winston Churchill
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