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calpaterson · 2021-07-04 18:00:30+00:00

It wasn't ambiguous, I meant buyers.

andreasvc | karma 1599 | avg karma 1.34 · | 2014-08-25 17:53:22+00:00

No. It's just the implied object of the second "buy" which is ambiguous.

spatten | karma 1474 | avg karma 5.63 · | 2012-05-20 03:15:48+00:00

Sorry, I wasn't clear. I meant for sellers, not buyers.

dominotw | karma 6551 | avg karma 1.27 · | 2018-09-15 12:13:30

You don't get to define what is being sold, the seller defines it.

earlyRiser13 | karma 2 | avg karma 1.0 · | 2013-11-20 07:09:07

Typically people actually mean potential buyers and sellers. But, yes wrong when taken literally.

esMazer | karma 107 | avg karma 1.1 · | 2015-02-19 21:26:27+00:00

I think they were referring to the buyers view, where you are referring to the sellers

yjftsjthsd-h | karma 28510 | avg karma 2.78 · | 2023-12-21 10:01:48

> People want to buy them and they won’t get hurt, let em, I guess.

I would qualify that as, if people know what they're buying and want to buy them.

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rjh29 | karma 2702 | avg karma 2.54 · | 2022-11-04 10:15:49

Definitely. My second sentence was directed at buyers.

llimos | karma 2244 | avg karma 4.2 · | 2023-11-28 13:41:22

Since it's not possible to sell the same physical item more than once without some intervening event, it's not that ambiguous!

Qz | karma 3369 | avg karma 2.67 · | 2010-03-15 23:14:35

Er, I was pretty clearly talking about buying from third party sellers, so I'm not sure what you're trying to say.

m463 | karma 17870 | avg karma 1.89 · | 2024-02-09 05:55:53

Maybe don't say BUY or OWN clearly and be upfront and pedantic about it.

ggdm | karma 96 | avg karma 3.1 · | 2023-12-05 01:45:54

Bought wasn’t correct in that context as they were always free to the community and consumer. I agree with hare brained whole heartedly.

alexandros | karma 11979 | avg karma 8.27 · | 2009-03-30 19:55:12+00:00

I think the problem was the loss of semantics from one side to the other. As long as the buyers are informed, all else should be fine.

lawpoop | karma 848 | avg karma 2.24 · | 2016-01-29 11:51:52

OP probably should have said _purchaser_.

josefresco | karma 13528 | avg karma 2.71 · | 2014-03-19 15:44:02+00:00

That's why I put "purchase" in quotes... as it doesn't mean what most think it means.

darkarmani | karma 2549 | avg karma 1.53 · | 2013-03-19 17:21:55+00:00

> What if the good was only sold to you with a particular assumption?

Everything is sold with particular assumptions. Consumers often use their purchases in ways the seller didn't foresee.

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lupusreal | karma 1626 | avg karma 1.0 · | 2023-12-02 13:15:54

They are plainly stating that it was purchased.

QuantumGravy | karma 154 | avg karma 2.3 · | 2017-05-22 20:51:09+00:00

Hope it was obvious that I understood who holds the purse strings. Regardless, if such sales people make themselves the enemy of those who'll be held accountable for the purchase, they'll get the fight they're asking for.

jacquesm | karma 227883 | avg karma 3.76 · | 2022-02-27 17:40:06

That assumes there are buyers.

tjchear | karma 524 | avg karma 1.96 · | 2019-09-16 20:23:21+00:00

Yeah but that's from the perspective of buyers, so OP's point still stands.