Hello Professor Rose and Fellow Blackboard Students,
We learned from Lau and Johnson (2014) text “fraud is closely related concept (misrepresentation), and it simply means that one party has used deception to acquire money or property (p. 125).” In this Blackboard scenario, in my opinion, I feel that the car dealer misrepresented the car’s condition to the young buyer. In this week’s lesson, we learned about fraud and misrepresentation. Let’s analysis the four questions for the discussion.
Do you believe that it is ethically correct for a business to sell a product that is defective and not be willing to provide a refund?
I do not think it was right for the car dealer to sell the defective car with the bent axle to young minor. I would have to assume that the car dealer must have made an inspection on the vehicle before they had decided to sell the used car, to be sure that the car was in working condition. I would have to guess that the bent axle was noticeable at the time of the inspection. The car dealer should have provided the refund to the minor car buyer, John. …show more content…
Now if the car dealer does put a used vehicle for sale as identified with the terms “buyer beware” or “as is,” then I would have to assume that the car dealer must identify the potential problem(s) with the car(s). In this particular case, the aunt and the grandmother who was with the minor car buyer should have pointed out the potential car repair to the young fellow, and stated such that there was a danger of the bent axle. If someone does buy a used car with needed problems, then the buyer must be willing to have a reliable repair person to fix the needed repairs before using the
We learned from Lau and Johnson (2014) text “fraud is closely related concept (misrepresentation), and it simply means that one party has used deception to acquire money or property (p. 125).” In this Blackboard scenario, in my opinion, I feel that the car dealer misrepresented the car’s condition to the young buyer. In this week’s lesson, we learned about fraud and misrepresentation. Let’s analysis the four questions for the discussion.
Do you believe that it is ethically correct for a business to sell a product that is defective and not be willing to provide a refund?
I do not think it was right for the car dealer to sell the defective car with the bent axle to young minor. I would have to assume that the car dealer must have made an inspection on the vehicle before they had decided to sell the used car, to be sure that the car was in working condition. I would have to guess that the bent axle was noticeable at the time of the inspection. The car dealer should have provided the refund to the minor car buyer, John. …show more content…
Now if the car dealer does put a used vehicle for sale as identified with the terms “buyer beware” or “as is,” then I would have to assume that the car dealer must identify the potential problem(s) with the car(s). In this particular case, the aunt and the grandmother who was with the minor car buyer should have pointed out the potential car repair to the young fellow, and stated such that there was a danger of the bent axle. If someone does buy a used car with needed problems, then the buyer must be willing to have a reliable repair person to fix the needed repairs before using the