Dunbar Plumbing
Master Plumber
Very interesting thread.
Rugged, the ethics of it are between you and your conscience. The legal part is simple: if you sold the original AO Smith, you committed fraud. If you didn't sell the original AO Smith, you're guilty of nothing. You simply discovered value in someone's garbage.
What I find amusing is all the whining about having to schlep the heater up the stairs. Pretty simple, either
1. You got paid for it, did it willingly and presumably you know how much to charge for your labor, or
2. You did it for free, in which case I'd like to hire you AND sell you some swamp land...
Didn't read anywhere about the HO putting a gun to your head to haul it away.
And yes, I always charge $60 to haul away water heater. Never installed the original.
I was no different than the junk man checking the mfg. sticker.
Me? Have a conscious or morals? Never. I'm perfectly immoral and enjoy the stardom.
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