Money Moral Dilemma: I've tried to return the printer sent to me in error - should I now sell it?

meknowalot-51

From what others have already said it seems you can keep it.What i would do is contact them again by email and when they reply at least you will have it in writing.

crmism

As the printer was sent to you unsolicited, sell it and keep the proceeds.

wrongplanet

I'd say you've done enough. Anything more is going to cost more than a stamp with no guarantee you'll get it back.

A few months back I had a unexpected eBay refund for £10 from a large business seller. Sent an email to the address given in the notification email and it bounced. Tried again a day or so later and it bounced again so I'm not doing any more.

Suew55

I would advise you to check your debit/credit card statements carefully.  I have heard of a scam where people have received unsolicited items. It sounds as if you have done everything you can to return the printer, so if someone else has said, send them one last email saying that the item must be collected within 28 days or you will dispose of it. If it hasn’t been collected, go ahead and sell it and get yourself something nice with the proceeds.

Patjan

Just to add to the other comments: sell the item and give the money to charity.

DanielGeorge

martindow said:

RandomMusings said:

 to sell it on at a healthy 100% profit 👌🏻

Pedants' corner:  You can't calculate a percentage as the cost of the item is zero.  I do agree that the profit would be healthy!

To be even more pedantic - I'd argue that the original phrasing is still technically valid, as the amount made off any sale would be 100% profit (i.e., profit = revenue - expenses. No expenses means the amount is 100% profit). 

DanielGeorge

Definitely keep it and sell though, you've done all you can and it isn't your responsibility to put time and effort in to find out where it came from!

martindow

DanielGeorge said:

martindow said:

RandomMusings said:

 to sell it on at a healthy 100% profit 👌🏻

Pedants' corner:  You can't calculate a percentage as the cost of the item is zero.  I do agree that the profit would be healthy!

To be even more pedantic - I'd argue that the original phrasing is still technically valid, as the amount made off any sale would be 100% profit (i.e., profit = revenue - expenses. No expenses means the amount is 100% profit). 

Hello fellow pedant!  Yes, I think you are right.

It had not occurred to me before, but percentage profit can refer to two different things.  Either the percentage of the selling price that is profit (100% in this case) or the ratio between the buying and selling prices (in this case not meaningfully calculable).