wut if you bought a fish that is alrdy dying?

[blazin_dragon18]

i did contact the seller, and we're tryin to work some out.

i agree with a lot of ur comments. however, the conclusion to this thread that i'll make is as such:

there's irresponsibility on both ends on this transaction. me, the buyer should have inspected the fish throughly before sealing off the deal. make the decision base on my own judgment instead of the words of others then later on point fingers. when a deal is too good to be true, it probably is. avoid buying sick/damaged fish, cuz i should kno the risk.

on the seller's end, if the fish is in a bad shape, really think about it be4 u decide to sell. can the fish make it thru the move? is the fish staple enough to be sold? and like many of u have said, if u can't tell the condition of the fish, how can the seller know? indeed, he doesn't know whether the fish will make it either, but then how can he make such promise that the fish will make a recovery with just a little tlc? isn't that misleading? if u really want to use buying lottery as an example, then does the cashier tell u that u r surely going to win w/that ticket be4 u buy it??

anyhow, wuz done is done, i certainly learned my lesson here. but since both parities share equal responsibilities, don't u think a 1/2 amount of refund is the fair thing to do? again, i am communicating with the seller to come up with a best solution to this problem. o, and i made this thread to help me decide wut course of action i should take, whether i should even ask him for a refund or not, so i don't think this thread should be anything offensive or wut not to the seller even if i haven't contact him be4 i made it.

 

[Lizardking]

Im glad you started this thread because I think this is an important matter to have an debate on, I am sure lots of us have met people ( lfs or private persons) that are more businessmens than fishlovers that care for the fish. This brings up questions on morality such as do I want a good deal or do I want the best for the fish.

I also think that it is courageous of you to start this thread because the risk of being flamed.

 

[xiahaolong168]

i voted #2 because you saw the fish in person.

 

[blazin_dragon18]

Im glad you started this thread because I think this is an important matter to have an debate on, I am sure lots of us have met people ( lfs or private persons) that are more businessmens than fishlovers that care for the fish. This brings up questions on morality such as do I want a good deal or do I want the best for the fish.

I also think that it is courageous of you to start this thread because the risk of being flamed.

thank you for the understanding

 

[aggressor09]

i've bought rehab-able fish for ridiculously cheap before, but i always know theres a high chance of death involved.
i can see why you took the chance on this fish though, a gorgeous and expensive fish with the potential for tlc-improvement is a very tempting deal.
i have never been told that a fish would be "fine" before however- more than likely because i have known that there is no way a beat-up stressed fish will inevitably be fine.
i think it was irresponsible of the seller to reassure you that the fish would definately make a recovery, so yes, there is some responsibility on the part of the seller.
however, unfortunately, it is ultimately your bad as you saw the fish and had your concers, so as said before in this post...take it as a valuable lesson learned.

 

[nuggets]

your fault for buying use better judgement in future and chalk it up

 

[skiptomyzoo]

don't go to a used car auction then, or theres gonna be problems.
because there you can't get a refund, and your legally obligated then to purchase it.

I hope you and the seller work something out, but keep in mind, they don't tech. owe you anything.

 

[Mike fail]

but the guy you bought it from said it would make a full recovery, he sold it to you under those pretences, i chose option 1

 

[Toby_H]

If the fish is worth 100 when perfectly healthy…

If you paid 25 for the fish, the discounted price is the sellers loss to account for the sickness of the fish… So live or die the seller has already taken his loss…

If you paid 90 for the fish, even though it was ‘damaged goods’ based on the promise by the seller that the fish would fully recover with some tlc… then the sellers assurance did not come through and he owes you at least a partial refund (according to my moral perspective only)…

But at the end of the day… all sales are final unless a refund/return policy is in effect, which in this case it is not.

In my opinion/experience the key to situations like these are A) Open/Honest communication… B) Empathy from both sides (‘put the shoe on the other foot’ thinking)

 

[Eleven Bravo]

you saw it, and you bought it. no one put a gun to ur head and forced you to buy it. you handed your money to him. sorry to hear this. n e wayz what kind of fish is it?