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wat10000 2 days ago

Is it unethical to lie in order to sell something? Yes, yes it is.

This sort of puffery is relatively minor and is thus not tremendously unethical, but it is unethical.

bdangubic 2 days ago | parent [-]

> Is it unethical to lie in order to sell something?

what exactly is a lie in this context specifically I wonder?

wat10000 a day ago | parent | next [-]

> “up and coming area” which never upped and never came

Is this so difficult that you can't even detect your own lie specifically constructed as an example of it?

bdangubic a day ago | parent [-]

I would not put this on my listing, what are you smoking mate?! (I own a condo in brightwood park in northwest dc, been sketchy since 2008 when I bought it, you need an address? lol)

wat10000 16 hours ago | parent [-]

You asked:

> Is it unethical for me to sell my Condo which is in “up and coming area” which never upped and never came and has a very high crime rate (with/without disclaimer)?

That would be lying in order to sell something, and thus unethical.

You then expressed confusion over what exactly would be a lie here, despite you very clearly stating what the lie is in the above quote.

AnimalMuppet 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

In your scenario, "up and coming" is specifically a lie.

bdangubic a day ago | parent [-]

no one really lied to me, most certainly not the seller. blame my wife for that one :)