Well, that's very nice.

[I like Skol]

As has already been said, let the vendor know. Explain that it will be inconvenient for you to take these to the post office so can they arrange collection at a time convenient to you. Given the relatively low value of the item there is a good chance they will simply let you have them. This way everyone is happy.

 

[midlife]

Keeping them is a sin and you will burn forever in the flames of damnation......

 

[Markymark]

One word - bloody hell! Sorry, that's two words. Apologies.

Is it my responsibility to inform the vendor of his error (morally/legally or whatever!) or is it merely the case that I should keep the gloves as sent and wait for his response?

Stands back to avoid getting blood on his collar.

It is your responsibility to tell the vendor and inform them that collection will have to be convenient to you and free. They may or may not choose to collect but that's their decision.

I hope to god I don't ever accidentally drop a £20 note in front of most of you lot in the hope you may pick it up and tell me rather than keep it and smugly claim it's morally yours.

What a bunch of self centred and entitled people in this thread.

 

[Mugshot]

I hope to god I don't ever accidentally drop a £20 note in front of most of you lot in the hope you may pick it up and tell me rather than keep it and smugly claim it's morally yours.

Well as there is an as yet unstated cut off point before moral bankruptcy hopefully you'll drop a big enough wedge to tip the balance of the scales of common courtesy back in your favour.

 

[postman]

Let's dib him in.....

Youa dida great ajob afinding outa bout the Nun's bicycle.Nowa sum CycleChat basstardo has two paira gloves thata nit iz.Find im and finish eet.

 

[Shortandcrisp]

I've sent him/her a message on eBay. Will give everyone an update when or if I get a reply, lest some honourable cyclechaters are on tenterhooks.

 

[potsy]

I'd have kept 'em

 

[Shortandcrisp]

I'd have kept 'em

Still might!

 

[I like Skol]

I hope to god I don't ever accidentally drop a £20 note in front of most of you lot in the hope you may pick it up and tell me rather than keep it and smugly claim it's morally yours.

What a bunch of self centred and entitled people in this thread.

Well as there is an as yet unstated cut off point before moral bankruptcy hopefully you'll drop a big enough wedge to tip the balance of the scales of common courtesy back in your favour.

Talking of karma, it does seem to work.
I was on my way home from a 12hr night shift a few years ago and had to stop off at a cash machine. Popped in the card, punched in the PIN, selected £100 and started thinking about my bed while the ATM did its thing. Out came my card which I slid back into the cardholder before turning and walking back to my car. I hadn't got far when the woman that had been waiting behind me shouted "Hey mate, don't you want your money?" .......
Payback perhaps for all the times I haven't taken advantage of other peoples mistakes? Thank god it wasn't Brandane behind me, he would probably have trousered the cash and thought he was doing me a favour by teaching me a lesson for being such a dozy sod!

 

[Brandane]

I hope to god I don't ever accidentally drop a £20 note in front of most of you lot in the hope you may pick it up and tell me rather than keep it and smugly claim it's morally yours.

Thank god it wasn't Brandane behind me, he would probably have trousered the cash

Just to clarify; those 2 examples ARE theft. Theft by finding, as you have feloniously TAKEN and appropriated someone else's property. They haven't posted it out to you, whether in error or not. Jeez - this forum can be hard going at times.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Police men/women, solicitors and accountants can be unyielding in applying the law verbatim

 

[Brandane]

Police men/women, solicitors and accountants can be unyielding in applying the law verbatim

Probably!
It comes from years spent trying to close off every possible loop-hole in court while lawyers try to open them .
His Lordship at Greenock Sheriff Court isn't going to sum up with "well the accused hasn't actually broken any laws, but he was morally in the wrong so I'm going to find him guilty anyway". That only happens on CycleChat, where I am now labelled a thief by some .

 

[SuperHans123]

Send the second set back or your conscience will eat away at your soul until you can take it no more and you will end up attacking your bike/bikes/neighbour with an axe.

This thread should have ended after reply one.

 

[midlife]

Does the OP have legal title over the extra goods and by keeping them is he permanently depriving the owner of the enjoyment of them?

Just curious.

Shaun

 

[Brandane]

Come on Brandane, no one has 'labelled' you a thief, you haven't stolen anything. People are just a bit surprised at your apparent encouragement of someone else to steal something, which might seem to involve a certain double standard.

But ..... That's my whole point; it ISN'T stealing!! I agree that it might be morally wrong to keep the gloves as per the OP, but for the sake of an £18 pair of gloves I'm being honest and saying that I wouldn't be bothering to contact the seller to arrange their collection - or send them back, or whatever else might or might not happen. Cost effectiveness over value of goods assessment having firstly been done of course, to answer somebody's earlier question. So yes, if it had been a Pinarello Dogma that had been pushed through my letter box I would have been right onto the seller, but not because I believe it would be criminal to keep it.