Have fun at the game. You haven’t convinced me but it’s clear you’ve convinced yourself you’re not paying the owner of the product for his product even though the other guy never owned but instead rented and never used that product.

Wow, I don’t know where you came up with all that money. You’re taking words very very literally.

Haha, this is hilarious. You are completely correct that Snyder’s bank account stays the same whether you purchase the ticket or not however, let’s pretend all three of your bank accounts were at $0 before the initial ticket purchase. After all is said and done (and considering you paid $5 less than face value),…

What you’re not getting though is by buying his ticket you’re making sure his money didn’t go to Snyder. He’s now without a ticket (which isn’t the equivalent of a used car until it’s actually been used by the way), but he isn’t out any money because you’ve replenished that money plus some. So no you are the one with…

Ah so going back to your example, I completely understand why Ford as a company makes no money at all. People that drive their trucks only give money to the dealerships or previous owners and none of that money ever makes it to the manufacturer. You sir, are a genius.

Think about it this way: The person you bought your ticket from may have spent $100 on the ticket from Snyder. He then turned around and sold that ticket to you for $150. Therefore he is making $50 from your purchase because the first $100 of his sale is replenishing the money he spent to obtain the ticket. So even…