No, you are NOT a knife seller

[gonebad395]

Agian this comes about all the time don't like the price don't buy it why is that so hard? Scummy rotten no good who cares what they do with the knife they bought if you want that knife work harder at getting it before them. If you miss out oh well you missed out wait around for a good deal or pay what they are asking crying here won't make the knife fairy put one under your pillow.

 

[Armadew]

If the knife sold at the price listed, it was the right price...for somebody.
If it bothers you don't say "I'll take it!"

Simples

 

[Seth Green]

The definition. It's in the dictionary. How difficult is that?

Oxford's definition of a profiteer: make or seek to make an excessive or unfair profit, especially illegally or in a black market

 

[n850gt]

Luckily for all of us, your opinion doesn't redefine the term.

I suggest you're the one redefining the term, since in the classical definition, "profiteers" are doing so at the expense of human survival.

But for the sake of argument, what, in your opinion, defines what "exorbitant" or "excessive" profits are? Is there a limit?

 

[Rookie82]

As long as there has been money, there has been people who use supply/demand to make a profit. I personally wouldn't do it, but I can't fault someone for taking the risk of spending a bunch of money for 5-10 of the same knives, and then trying to make a profit selling them off. It's his risk and money, and he's gambling that buyers are willing to pay more than original sell price because they missed out. If you don't want to pay, let him sit on them for a few years, and then make a lower offer.

 

[Rat Finkenstein]

I suggest you're the one redefining the term, since in the classical definition, "profiteers" are doing so at the expense of human survival.

But for the sake of argument, what, in your opinion, defines what "exorbitant" or "excessive" profits are? Is there a limit?

You are adding the term essential, war profiteering is an age old practice, and is certainly not peddling items essential to live. Buying items for the express purpose of selling doesn't make a collection, it makes an inventory. Jacking prices of scarce items to make excessive profit is profiteering. No different than the people using software to buy up all the tickets to popular events in minutes and reselling them for twice the price. A concert isn't remotely essential.