Ironmine, you have no knowledge of my income level and it is only relevant in that it is not so great that I can afford to lose money on bad deals. My position on doing business honestly comes in part from the need to protect myself from unethical people.
As a businessman dealing in both domestic and international markets I have learned to avoid buyers and sellers who exhibit certain behaviors. One of them is asking my company or me to do something shady or dishonest. Falsifying information on shipping documents fits that description. In my experience it is a strong indication that person may not be trustworthy and business with them may have undesired consequences.
There are plenty of honest buyers and sellers available, so the few that exclude themselves by their actions are inconsequential and there is certainly no sense of loss on my part. In the perfect world such people wouldn't even exist, but, alas, this is obviously not a perfect world.
As a businessman dealing in both domestic and international markets I have learned to avoid buyers and sellers who exhibit certain behaviors. One of them is asking my company or me to do something shady or dishonest. Falsifying information on shipping documents fits that description. In my experience it is a strong indication that person may not be trustworthy and business with them may have undesired consequences.
There are plenty of honest buyers and sellers available, so the few that exclude themselves by their actions are inconsequential and there is certainly no sense of loss on my part. In the perfect world such people wouldn't even exist, but, alas, this is obviously not a perfect world.