Found Argument: iPad.

Recently, I came across a discussion on a friends facebook page about Apple's handy device, the iPad. His status was as follows:


"Just saw a listing on ebay for a 2nd Gen iPad with a cracked screen, dented case with broken buttons. $449. Really? What a joke." 


After the original post, another person chimed in that it was a "good deal" and this started a rather lengthy discussion about why and why not the $449 was  a good deal. The authors main point is quite clear and stated plainly. He has a problem with someone charging so much for an obviously faulty piece of equipment. While he does not go into much detail, the source of his displeasure can easily be understood. The author sees the device as being outdated and as I already mentioned, faulty, and a price tag of just $50 dollars less than a brand new iPad makes the deal not so grand in his eyes. However, the person who argued the point came to a conclusion quite different than the original author. His argument was that while the iPad was still very near the brand new price and had some technical issues that needed to be worked out, you would still be getting a good deal. 


These types of arguments have a way of never really having a conclusion as the people who are involved in them are quite stubborn and tend to not give up. As an objective bystander, I found myself agreeing with the side of the original author. His points were much stronger if we take a more detailed look at them. $50 dollars cheaper than brand new asking price is not much, especially when you consider the aesthetic condition of the iPad. If the iPad were brand new with no cracked screen or broken buttons, you would basically be getting a new iPad for less than list price. This was not the case in this specific situation. Were you to purchase this used iPad, you would have a few problems to work through before you would be able to use it as a new iPad.