Went to get the anniversary edition of Tron on DVD. Amazon had them used. Ordered for $15.50 instead of $23. Seller accepted order, then backed out two days later 'cause they got a higher price privately.

I see this too much. To me, once a "contract" or agreement is made, you stick with it.

There was a post on Bimmer.org about a guy who signed an M3 contract to buy and now the car was delivered was asking for advice on how to screw the dealer down 2K, get new floor mats etc. since the car was in and the dealer would have to wait to get his money if he got stuck with it in stock. I can see talking to the dealer if something changed like demand totally crashed, but simply to use the contract to f%#k over the dealer is just wrong. BTW the dealer was one noted as reputable and fair in the forum.

My client who shall remain nameless is a master at this. After spouting "we want to have a partnership wiht you" crap, they agree to pay for "x" person's worth of work, then after "X" plus 200% worth of work arrives, they claim "gee, you agreed to do this work, you just hire whomever it takes to get it done". Or when their IT systems cause 1600 cases to be opened above normal and say "well, gee, this stuff happens, why should we pay for it it's not in our budget".

Am I some type of throwback or is this all just wrong?

I recently accidently "won" an ebay auction because of a typo I made at the last second. It was too late to renig the bid. I am purchasing it anyway, because that's just the right thing to do in my mind. If I backed out now, it would bother me for weeks.

Most people don't give a crap anymore. It's all about them and f\/ck the rest of the world if it can't take a joke.


-vik (old-fashioned and proud of it)

My philosophy is very simple.

On nitty gritty, I am very honest.

Now if you put a bullet proof opportunity to embezzle $100 million dollars in front of me, I'm not sure what I'd do. I don't think I'd participate but I've never been in a position like that.

But $10, $100, or even $1000? While it may be worth haggling over, once a deal is made, I believe one should be honourable.