Pink Poogle Toy Forum

I'll give you the first one -- I should have said "it's a game and he doesn't need that 1.75 mil," which is true. No "just" required. And I'm not disagreeing with you about the second thing -- I do agree that if you're nice and polite to people, especially customer service people and the like, you will be treated better (example from my own life: I was once upgraded to an executive suite -- for no extra cost -- at a big Hollywood hotel because I sat for 45 minutes and waited without complaint for them to resolve a credit card issue. The desk clerk specifically said she was upgrading me because I didn't complain). But that doesn't make "good things happen to good people" any less of a platitude, and that doesn't necessarily apply to Neopets, either, where no one's even going to remember your username a week after you do something nice. I'm tired of arguing this nitpicky point, though, so can we please drop it?

Also, I think some of the people here don't realize that I, and others who said to keep the item, are basing our advice on the facts of this specific case. I know that if the pricing error was small (say, he'd typed 175,000 instead of 1,750,000) or if he was a very nice seller who genuinely tried to work out a deal that would be beneficial for both him and JCMidore (instead of just demanding the item back in a vaguely threatening way), my advice would be very different. I'm not making any blanket statements about what to do in this type of situation, and some people here are ("I always give back mispriced items," etc.) -- there's an air of judgment about it that bugs me. That's all I'm really complaining about here.

I'm glad you've made a decision that works for you. I hope the discussion helped you in some way.

I personally think you've chosen correctly, given the circumstances. Others will agree or disagree ... but the most important person has made a decision on the matter ... which was you. Stick to your guns.

Oops, so sorry.

I am glad you managed to make a decision that you are happy with it - that is all that matters in the long run.

Maybe it's because I always express gratitude for anything I receive from other people, but I DO expect a "thank you" when I give something to someone else. Not items in return, not np, not profuse adoration, just a simple thanks. It takes about ten seconds to neomail someone and say "Thank you for (whatever), I appreciate it." It's common courtesy and good manners. If I don't get any sort of gratitude at all, it definitely leaves a bad taste in my mouth and I'm very unlikely to do anything nice for that person in the future.

I never give out expecting to receive, but i just make the assumption everyone has manners. And no, i don't expect ooh's or aahs, just 2 simple words.





I think it helps that you cleared up that the advice given is based only on the specifics of this particular case and not a blanket statement. I'm not really judging you, well i wasnt, but now that i know you are evil i'm keeping a stake by my bedside!

I always do this too. But I know you know that.

I have also done it (and I'm sure a lot of us who do this have encountered this)-- done it for people who not only never gave me a gift, but never even thanked me or acknowledged it. And to be honest, that rudeness really ticked me off. But I still do it, because I think it's the right thing to do. I think Sinari said it beautifully with the Chinese proverb.

A lot of people have talked about whether or not anyone's "obligated" . Obviously not. Neo police aren't going to come get anyone for not returning something to someone who made (and caught) a mistake. But I still think it's the right thing. And whether or not the person would do it for you in return is, IMO, really irrelevant.

Well, that's nice (;)), but I actually did point that out way back on page two, as well... because I wanted to avoid six pages worth of arguments. Hee.

what can i say, the air on page 6 is fresher ??