Now this is an ethics debate in which I've already formed an opinion. Recently I found an ad on craigslist with someone looking to trade a PS3 Slim for an older model PS3 so he could run Linux. The only PS3 I physically had in my possession was a dead-laser 60GB but there are 40s and 80s all over craigslist in my area for cheap that I could buy and then use as the tradebait. For shits and giggles, I tell him I have a 60GB since I don't know what I'd actually end up with as tradebait.
Well as the discussions get going, these are his demands.
* The console must have been built-in wifi (No big deal)
* $70 to upgrade the hard drive
* We keep our own controllers (I have a sixaxis and he has a DS3)
So in the end the trade would be,
Him: 60GB PS3 ($350-ish used), Dualshock 3 ($30-ish used), $70 cash
Me: 120GB Slim PS3 ($275-ish used), Sixaxis ($20-ish used)
While I don't think it's his intent, I'd end up majorly boned from this and now he's gung ho all of a sudden. I told my friend I was just considering giving him my busted 60GB since even if he had to pay fix it, it would come out even. My friend said that he even if he was trying to screw me, I should just back out. Eye for an eye and we'd all be blind, etc.
My question: If someone is trying to or does screw you, why is it ok for them to walk away unscathed? In another instance, I put up an XBox 360 lot for sale and someone offered me a modded PSP 1000 for trade. When I asked what else they had to offer, they said, "It plays all kinds of games so I'd be losing out."
What are your thoughts on revenge from a personal perspective and from a bystander perspective?
Well as the discussions get going, these are his demands.
* The console must have been built-in wifi (No big deal)
* $70 to upgrade the hard drive
* We keep our own controllers (I have a sixaxis and he has a DS3)
So in the end the trade would be,
Him: 60GB PS3 ($350-ish used), Dualshock 3 ($30-ish used), $70 cash
Me: 120GB Slim PS3 ($275-ish used), Sixaxis ($20-ish used)
While I don't think it's his intent, I'd end up majorly boned from this and now he's gung ho all of a sudden. I told my friend I was just considering giving him my busted 60GB since even if he had to pay fix it, it would come out even. My friend said that he even if he was trying to screw me, I should just back out. Eye for an eye and we'd all be blind, etc.
My question: If someone is trying to or does screw you, why is it ok for them to walk away unscathed? In another instance, I put up an XBox 360 lot for sale and someone offered me a modded PSP 1000 for trade. When I asked what else they had to offer, they said, "It plays all kinds of games so I'd be losing out."
What are your thoughts on revenge from a personal perspective and from a bystander perspective?