Re:Amazon Accidentally Sold $13k Camera Gear for $100 on Pri...
by gingabriska on Thursday July 18, 2019 @12:50AM
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>they should have controls in place to correct such mistakes before the sale is finalized.
If they start bricking devices remotely (to protect against these pricing errors), would you support it?
Re:Amazon Accidentally Sold $13k Camera Gear for $100 on Pri...
by kd5bjo on Thursday July 18, 2019 @01:04AM
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...No? What part of my statement gave you that idea?
Just because I believe they should have controls in place, doesn’t mean I approve of any control scheme they may think of— that would be absurdity. For example, I also wouldn’t approve of them hiring thieves to get their erroneously-priced merchandise back.
If a cashier accidentally gives me a $10 instead of a $1, that’s unethical to keep. But in this situation, the error started at the advertising stage and persisted through totaling the order, processing payment, and fulfilling for delivery several hours later, all steps at which, in a traditional business, someone could have flagged the error. At this point, it’s their intentional lack of safeguards rather than unintentional mistake that’s at fault and I have no moral qualms about that.