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minus-squareSailorFuzz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down1·2 months agoYea… but also, they’re a private business, they don’t have to accept it. It’s called having integrity. It’s pretty slimey to be like “welp, we know it’s immoral, but it’s not illegal, so we’ll profit off of it”.
minus-squarethen_three_more@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·2 months agoIt’s a business and an American one at that. Of course they’re going to put profit over morality.
minus-squaregwl [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoAnd stop it how exactly?
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoCompany policy to delist scalped products. It’s quite simple. It’s not like these listings are hard to find.
minus-squaregwl [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThere’s so many it’s impossible to get them all
minus-squareFlordaMan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoIt’s a corporation. They only care about money. Integrity is only important to them if it leads to more money.
Yea… but also, they’re a private business, they don’t have to accept it. It’s called having integrity.
It’s pretty slimey to be like “welp, we know it’s immoral, but it’s not illegal, so we’ll profit off of it”.
It’s a business and an American one at that. Of course they’re going to put profit over morality.
And stop it how exactly?
Company policy to delist scalped products. It’s quite simple. It’s not like these listings are hard to find.
There’s so many it’s impossible to get them all
It’s a corporation. They only care about money. Integrity is only important to them if it leads to more money.