The ethics of selling a fur coat....

kbh4031

Hi guys
I have at the moment a vintage Rabbit fur coat which is for sale in my ebay shop. A member of my Facebook group has left a comment on my facebook page about this being for sale
I never even thought that my regular customers may be put off buying from me with this for sale
What do you think....should I remove the listing or just leave it cause business is business???

Thank you
Kelly x

gunsandbanjos

I would sell it if i were you.

I have no problem with vintage fur.

**puts on tin hat**

Indispensable_Hobbes

Same here. You cannot please everyone all of the time.

missbishi

Vintage or not, fur is fur! Do you think it's OK to wear fur or not? If yes, continue listing the coat on Ebay but be prepared for the fact undercover protestors might bid and potentially wreck your account . If you don't think it's OK to wear fur then consider whether it is morally OK to profit from it.

Personally, and I'm sure I'm not alone here, I would (and do) consciously boycott any organisation, be it a multinational or an individual, if they sold/profitted from fur.

halibut2209

Think of it this way, if someone wants one and buys it second hand, that takes away one person from buying a new one which will in fact DECREASE the amount of rabbits being skinned etc. So you are doing the anti-fur brigade a favour

geri1965_2

missbishi wrote: »

Personally, and I'm sure I'm not alone here, I would (and do) consciously boycott any organisation, be it a multinational or an individual, if they sold/profitted from fur.

You're not alone, I am the same. I used to stand outside fur shops every Saturday when I was younger handing out leaflets.

missbishi

gunsandbanjos, I might sound a bit thick here but try as I might, I just can't think of any way in which vintage fur differs from non-vintage fur? Please elaborate....

geri1965_2

halibut2209 wrote: »

Think of it this way, if someone wants one and buys it second hand, that takes away one person from buying a new one which will in fact DECREASE the amount of rabbits being skinned etc. So you are doing the anti-fur brigade a favour

No, you would be normalising the wearing of fur and encouraging more people to buy it.

kbh4031

Thank you for your replies, some very different views on this and I dont want to upset anyone so I am taking it out of my shop.

gunsandbanjos

missbishi wrote: »

gunsandbanjos, I might sound a bit thick here but try as I might, I just can't think of any way in which vintage fur differs from non-vintage fur? Please elaborate....

I dont condone the manufacturing of new fur coats. However reselling a vintage fur i.e. an old one i have no problem with as no new animals have been killed in the process.

halibut2209

You ain't gonna stop people buying furs, so you could limit the amount of new furs by selling old ones. Makes perfect sense.

For the record, I am neither pro nor anti. But this coat has been made and nothing will change that. So I'd rather someone buy that than a new one.