Heat-Wave Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Caveat emptor is not an excuse for people to pollute a market with offers that will only be accepted in error. ^ This... We simply do not live in a world where you're allowed to be as tricky and clever as you like and use the "buyer beware" as a defense. It just doesn't hold water and the law doesn't allow it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heat-Wave Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Because he took a gamble on a price he set to try and make a profit. Without knowing his true intent this is the only appropriate assumption. And I disagree, and clearly others disagree as well... When it comes right down to it, this entire thread exists because people believe that it is not reasonable behavior on the part of the seller. That you do (and Darth_Wicked), doesn't negate the majority opinion on the matter. At the end of the day, you're welcome to your view and your opinion, but I see from the posts that you're in the minority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsKNives Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 You looked up on the definition of "scam" on a dictionary yet? Ha! Gets funnier every time, coming from someone who has continued to demonstrate a complete failure to grasp the concept himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno_Tarshil Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 And I disagree, and clearly others disagree as well... When it comes right down to it, this entire thread exists because people believe that it is not reasonable behavior on the part of the seller. That you do (and Darth_Wicked), doesn't negate the majority opinion on the matter. At the end of the day, you're welcome to your view and your opinion, but I see from the posts that you're in the minority. You can continue to choose to believe you're in the majority but from what I've seen in this thread, you're in the minority as the majority recognize this as not a scam and buyer irresponsibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eartharioch Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 I'm not sure who made you king or emperor to determine such, as far as any "pollution" is concerned. People are FREE to place on the GTN whatever item they want, at whatever price they want. And [originally] people were free to send emails to anybody they wanted. And, as is human nature, some people abused this privilege by sending out emails with ridiculous offers that only a clueless person would accept. When enough people got sick of this, they made up a word for it. But why wouldn't a scammer defend a spammer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno_Tarshil Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 ^ This... We simply do not live in a world where you're allowed to be as tricky and clever as you like and use the "buyer beware" as a defense. It just doesn't hold water and the law doesn't allow it. People are free to set the price that they want. No matter how underhanded you perceive it, you're just going to have to deal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Wicked Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 (edited) Ha! Gets funnier every time, coming from someone who has continued to demonstrate a complete failure to grasp the concept himself. Coming from the person who said this... You are correct, he wasn't paying attention to what he was doing. That's why the scam worked. You read it here first folks: If you ever do something while not actually paying attention to what you're doing, you can always(!) claim you were scammed. True story. Edited August 30, 2014 by Darth_Wicked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno_Tarshil Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Ha! Gets funnier every time, coming from someone who has continued to demonstrate a complete failure to grasp the concept himself. That would be you actually as evidenced in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsKNives Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Coming from the person who said this... You read it here first folks: If you ever do something while not actually paying attention to what you're doing, you can always(!) claim you were scammed. True story. Heheheh, you continue to amuse with your ignorance. True story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno_Tarshil Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 And [originally] people were free to send emails to anybody they wanted. And, as is human nature, some people abused this privilege by sending out emails with ridiculous offers that only a clueless person would accept. When enough people got sick of this, they made up a word for it. But why wouldn't a scammer defend a spammer? There you go again, letting your paranoia cloud your reasoning. No one will take you seriously if you accuse everyone who disagrees of being a scammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Wicked Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Heheheh, you continue to amuse with your ignorance. True story. The words are yours, not mine. Keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better at any rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsKNives Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 The words are yours, not mine. Keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better at any rate. Oh, I totally stand by those words you quoted. I'd explain why it makes sense again, but you'd ignore it and put up another strawman to attack and we'd be back at square one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno_Tarshil Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Oh, I totally stand by those words you quoted. I'd explain why it makes sense again, but you'd ignore it and put up another strawman to attack and we'd be back at square one. Hey if you want to admit defeat go ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsKNives Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Hey if you want to admit defeat go ahead. Admitting that neither he nor you are interested in an honest debate, yes. You're more interested in misrepresenting other people's opinions than honestly discussing anything. As evidenced by the continued use of strawman arguments all over your responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno_Tarshil Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Admitting that neither he nor you are interested in an honest debate, yes. You're more interested in misrepresenting other people's opinions than honestly discussing anything. As evidenced by the continued use of strawman arguments all over your responses. Lol. If you can't refute my points, don't try to chicken out by calling them strawman arguments. It makes you look bad and no one will take you seriously in an honest debate. Let the big kids debate, if you can't handle being disproven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heat-Wave Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Lol. If you can't refute my points, don't try to chicken out by calling them strawman arguments. It makes you look bad and no one will take you seriously in an honest debate. Let the big kids debate, if you can't handle being disproven. Ahh, but your points have been refuted, you simply have chosen to ignore that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eartharioch Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 At the end of the day, it's shady behavior to make listings intended for inattentive buyers, but it's not a scam. Lol @ scammers: "Call it anything you want, just don't call it a scam." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Wicked Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Ahh, but your points have been refuted, you simply have chosen to ignore that. Having your own interpretation of the "Law" and mistaking "ASSUMPTION" for "EVIDENCE" is not the same as having refuted anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsKNives Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Lol. If you can't refute my points, don't try to chicken out by calling them strawman arguments. It makes you look bad and no one will take you seriously in an honest debate. Let the big kids debate, if you can't handle being disproven. Why would I bother to refute a logical fallacy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Wicked Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Lol @ scammers: "Call it anything you want, just don't call it a scam." So everyone on this thread that disagrees with the fact that there was no scam and the OP didn't pay attention... Is by definition a scammer? That must be half the people who play this game or the GTN at any rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno_Tarshil Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Ahh, but your points have been refuted, you simply have chosen to ignore that. My points haven't been refuted because you're treating assumption as facts and evidence, which is a silly premise. The only fact here is the OP wasn't scammed because the GTN provides all the info necessary to buy something and gives a confirmation click. I've yet to see with all that a scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno_Tarshil Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Why would I bother to refute a logical fallacy? What logical fallacy? There was no scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno_Tarshil Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Lol @ scammers: "Call it anything you want, just don't call it a scam." There you go again with your paranoid assumptions making yourself look bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionsKNives Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 (edited) The only fact here is the OP wasn't scammed because the GTN provides all the info necessary to buy something and gives a confirmation click. That doesn't mean it can't be a scam. What logical fallacy? The various strawman arguments, silly. There was no scam. You can keep saying that all you want but it doesn't make it true. Edited August 31, 2014 by MillionsKNives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Wicked Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 That doesn't mean it can't be a scam. No. It only means you can have a free-pass to be as clueless as you can be and shift the blame onto something or someone else. Nothing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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