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Questions on the subject Buying and Selling

Buying and Selling
29 Av 5771
Closing a Passageway that Passes through Private Property
Question: I bought an apartment on paper from a contractor. Together with the apartment, I purchased a joined garage and storage room. When he did the actual building, the contractor...
Buying and Selling
29 Av 5771
Diamond Dealer
Question: I do business in diamonds. A friend asked me to purchase a diamond for him, offering that he would pay me the cost of the stone, plus an additional...
Buying and Selling
25 Tamuz 5771
Keeping One’s Word in Buying Car
I asked a (yiddishe) car dealer to look out for a particular car for me. I made it clear that I’m willing to wait to get a good deal. After...
Buying and Selling
27 Iyyar 5771
Drinking Before Paying
When I go shopping I like to drink a soda from the store. Of course I’m going to pay for it. Should i pay for it before I drink, or...
Buying and Selling
15 Adar 5771
Returning cost of phone call
I rent office space from another Yid. He uses his office on certain days and I on differnt days. We each have our own telephone lines. On a day I...
Buying and Selling
11 Adar 5771
Buying Counterfeit Items
Is it permitted  to buy counterfeit items in any circumstances? For instance, in a country where it is widespread, and one would not be able to purchase the real item...
Buying and Selling
15 Sh'vat 5771
Buying from Shops open on Shabbos
Is it permissible to buy during the week at a shop that is open on Shabbat? Answer: There is no prohibition on buying in a shop that is open on...
Buying and Selling
22 Elul 5770
Bought and sold a defective product
Question: Reuven bought an item from Shimon for $1000, but Shimon defrauded him and the item was worthless. Reuven did not know that he was duped and sold the item...
Buying and Selling
22 Elul 5770
Store guarantee for faulty merchandise
Question: I have a sign in my store saying that I am not a manufacturer but only an importer, and therefore I cannot take responsibility on anything that happens with...
Buying and Selling
22 Elul 5770
Reducing the price in order to avoid agency bonus
Question: I sold my condominium through an agent. The agent convinced me that the maximum that I could expect to receive was $200,000. When I pressed the agent he said...
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