[wat10000]

Is it unethical to lie in order to sell something? Yes, yes it is.

This sort of puffery is relatively minor and is thus not tremendously unethical, but it is unethical.

[bdangubic]

> Is it unethical to lie in order to sell something?

what exactly is a lie in this context specifically I wonder?

[wat10000]

> “up and coming area” which never upped and never came

Is this so difficult that you can't even detect your own lie specifically constructed as an example of it?

[bdangubic]

I would not put this on my listing, what are you smoking mate?! (I own a condo in brightwood park in northwest dc, been sketchy since 2008 when I bought it, you need an address? lol)

[wat10000]

You asked:

> Is it unethical for me to sell my Condo which is in “up and coming area” which never upped and never came and has a very high crime rate (with/without disclaimer)?

That would be lying in order to sell something, and thus unethical.

You then expressed confusion over what exactly would be a lie here, despite you very clearly stating what the lie is in the above quote.

[AnimalMuppet]

In your scenario, "up and coming" is specifically a lie.

[bdangubic]

no one really lied to me, most certainly not the seller. blame my wife for that one :)