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Subject: [OM] Re: Semi-OT - ethical dilemma
From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 16:01:41 -0400
Barry,

There is no ethical problem.  The charity got what was donated to it.

If you truly believe in the charity and wish to make a donation, then buy it 
through them.  If you have other charities that you prefer, then give them 
business directly to the photographer.

Tom
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry B. Bean" <bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 10:25 AM
Subject: [OM] Semi-OT - ethical dilemma


>
> My wife and I attended a charity auction a couple of weeks ago. We took an 
> interest in a particular photograph, and bid it up to a pretty substantial 
> price, but were outbid by $100 at the very end. After
> the auction, we met the photographer's parents, and I gave them my contact 
> information.
>
> This week I heard from the event organizer and the photographer in 
> separate e-mails. The organizer said they had been given a second print, 
> and they'd be willing to sell it to me for my high bid. I also
> heard from the photographer who said he had another print and could sell 
> it for what it would normally sell at a gallery.
>
> If I buy from the photographer, he takes the proceeds, and I pay just a 
> little more than 1/2 what I bid at the auction. On the other hand, if I 
> buy the print from the organization, a good cause benefits, but
> I'm out nearly twice as much $$$, and the photographer gets nothing.
>
> What would you do?
>
>
> --
> Barry B. Bean
> Bean & Bean Cotton Company
> Peach Orchard, MO
> www.beancotton.com
> www.beanformissouri.org
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