Ok so I saw this lovely straw bag on ebay that I really loved, and the seller did mention it had a "tiny" flaw on the back of it and that basically it was no big deal.
I e-mailed the seller and asked if the bag had the "FS" stamp on it,and she replied "Yes". I double checked the auction listing and nowhere on it did it say the bag was stamped with "FS".
So my question is, is it ethical for sellers to NOT disclose this fact? It's my understanding that FS items cannot be returned for warrany repairs -- so in my mind, it's quite important that this fact be disclosed.
Most consumers in fact would probably not even know about the FS stamp, so they wouldn't be likely to ask the seller that question.
I'm curious to get your thoughts on this one --
I e-mailed the seller and asked if the bag had the "FS" stamp on it,and she replied "Yes". I double checked the auction listing and nowhere on it did it say the bag was stamped with "FS".
So my question is, is it ethical for sellers to NOT disclose this fact? It's my understanding that FS items cannot be returned for warrany repairs -- so in my mind, it's quite important that this fact be disclosed.
Most consumers in fact would probably not even know about the FS stamp, so they wouldn't be likely to ask the seller that question.
I'm curious to get your thoughts on this one --