@Richie C. posted:It's a little disingenuous to simply say it's America and we have free enterprise and you can do anything you want to once you own something. We all understand that, but that's missing the point. Just because you have the right to do something does not automatically mean that you should do something. Let's not confuse rights with doing the right thing.
The product was offered to Forum members for the specific purpose of beta testing and certain people have violated that intention. That's quite different from selling a limited edition item of something that someone is lucky enough to obtain and wants to flip.
If your grandfather left you his pocket watch that had been handed down since the civil war with the intention that you enjoy it and then pass it on to your descendants, could you just flip it on the internet to make a quick profit - sure, you have the right to do that, but should you ?
Part of the problem with our society is that we have lost our moral compass in search of the almighty dollar - for shame.
I could see your point if contractual limitations accompanied the agreement to purchase the product, but as best I can tell that is not the case. You are free to use it or transfer it as you like. And if you put an outrageous price on it, it's meaningless - until someone agrees to pay it. In that case, you have a willing buyer and a willing seller. Nothing illegal or immoral. No one forced anyone else to enter the transaction.
Edit: I think you might be conflating price gouging in a scenario with a product that is necessary to life, such as medication for example. In a case like this, there is nothing life threatening or "needed" to survive with a toy train.
