Reselling a Giveaway

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  • #595270
    canine
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    Is there anything halachicly wrong with reselling (on eBay or wherever) something that someone advertised as a free (ltoeles rabim) giveaway, that you responded to and took?

    #744090
    ☕️coffee addict
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    I don’t see why not,

    If you got something for free, then you don’t want it, it’s yours to do whatever you want, including selling it

    :p> mbachur <d:

    #744091
    oomis
    Participant

    I don’t really know, but look at it this way: If someone gives you a present, can you sell it? Sure you can. It might, however be different in this specific type of situation because the free item was meant to be given freely to ALL. The inention of the giver might make a difference. I don’t really know. Good ethical question.

    #744092
    canine
    Member

    Would taking the freebie with the express intention of reselling it, affect its halachic permisiveness?

    #744093
    ☕️coffee addict
    Participant

    why would it?

    if the person giving away the freebie changes his mind to sell it he could, he chose not to

    :p> mbachur <d:

    #744094
    nfgo3
    Member

    Why is this issue worth discussing? How much free stuff is out there to be gotten? I think most participants in this discussion are under the mistaken notion that there are large amounts of “free” stuff that is regularly given away.

    #744095
    ☕ DaasYochid ☕
    Participant

    It might be ????? if it’s still available for free.

    #744096
    guy-ocho
    Member

    if it is meant to be free to all – such as phonebooks etc. – you should not selll it.

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