My point for you and Ray, is that we live in a different world than when many of us were kids. Its a me me me first world . . and I think its important for us to recognize when someone does something right and proper . . especially in business situations. Today many people don't even know what the "golden rule" is much less what it looks like in action.
What you would have done with the seat doesn't matter. The normal business perspective is he gives you a price and is trading his new seat for mondy and your virtually new seat. I have a much more optimistic perspective on your dealer I guess, because he helped a customer and made a profit but didn't attempt to make yet another profit on it. I think we teach others how to do the right thing or the wrong thing by our own actions and perspectives. Ray wants to say the dealer "wasn't a thief" and I want to say he was honest and you want to say it doesn't matter. Which perspective teaches what tiday's socuety lacks in the golden rule ? If we don't teach it . . who will ?
That's fine.
But to me, it's like saying that when a cashier gives you the correct change, they are honest.