Re-selling Inappropriate video games

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I have come to the conclusion that I can play games like Grand Theft Auto without sinning. Would it be wrong for me to sell the game on eBay after I am done with it?

What about games that are not as horrible as ones like the infamous Grand Theft Auto. I have a game that is completely fine except for some characters in the game that have considerable amounts of cleavage showing. There are also playboy magazines that you can find and look through in the game. There is a woman in a bikini on the cover (not sure if it gets worse inside the magazine; I didn’t look).
 
it would be wrong to sell those kinds of things,

my brother came to the same conclusion, he ended up burning and breaking his inappropriate books, games, and movies, and even though before he did it he felt bad, surprisingly enough, afterwards he felt really good about it.

if you think someone else might sin by playing any of these games, then just don’t sell them, it’s not worth it, you may gain money today, and suffer for it tomorrow.
 
No, it’s fine. Sell it on eBay or to a local video game store.
 
gmags2003 said:
No, it’s fine. Sell it on eBay or to a local video game store.
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Do you have an explanation of your opinion?

I know that if someone wants to buy these games, they can, whether I sell my copies or I don’t, but does that make it okay for me to do it?
 
Why do you care what the buyer does with the game? It is their own responsibility, not yours, to act didactically.
 
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Well because I don’t want to give them an opportunity to sin.
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If the game is for sale elsewhere, you aren’t giving them an opportunity that they didn’t already have. If you sell it on e-bay, you would have the opportunity to warn people about the game’s content more than you would otherwise be able to. The only way you would be sinning is if you sold it to someone and lied about the game’s content.
 
If you think the game were immoral and you sold it to a stranger, that would not seem to be the appropriate regard for his soul. Charity regards especially the needs of another’s soul. Why is there reason to give what is harmful?
 
It’s not harmful until the other party makes it harmful. The warning is clear on the front cover.
 
In my opinion it would be inappropriate to sell the game…What would it matter if you listed what contents were inside??? You know that Playboy Magazines are immoral and would not list those on E-bay with a label that said naked women inside so why list a video game that contains the same images???

Money isn’t worth causing another to sin!
 
In this case, the actual game is not morally sound and thus you should not provide the opportunity for someone else to be affected by it. Think, maybe someone else only had a sparking interest in it, but did not want to buy the game for its full price, so they go buy it for cheaper on ebay. If no one was selling it on ebay, maybe that person would have just let it go. You never know how your seemingly small actions can affect others in the future.

Having said that, even if the object was not morally problematic, like a bottle of wine, it could be sinful to give it to someone who it is problematic for, like and alcoholic or a minor. Use your prudence and charity for others to help you see this. God bless
 
gmags2003 said:
It’s not harmful until the other party makes it harmful. The warning is clear on the front cover.
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I’m glad our court of law in America does not view an accessory to a crime in the same manner. They know there would be many more crimes committed if the persons helping knew they could get away with it. You are right, it’s their soul that is their own to take care of, but I don’t think it would be wise or acceptable to help them to sin.
 
I posit that the real question is whether one thinks that “inappropriate” video games are sinful. In my opinion, there are no real world ramifications of ones actions in the game. Unless you know the future, you don’t know what one will do once they buy the game. The exchange of any good or service, by your logic, could help one to sin.
 
I see what you guys are thinking now. I wouldn’t sell a playboy game or Dead or Alive: Xtreme beach Volleyball. That kind of thing is very bad.

I don’t think Grand Theft Auto fits into this category at all, however. GTA is a fun game (I’ve played it a few times) with a horrible reputation that is not entirely deserved. It’s become something of a scapegoat as far as morality complaints against video games go.

Video games are not necessarily sinful, even though they can be an occasion of sin for some. I don’t think it’s any different than selling any other good.
 
gmags2003 said:
I posit that the real question is whether one thinks that “inappropriate” video games are sinful. In my opinion, there are no real world ramifications of ones actions in the game. Unless you know the future, you don’t know what one will do once they buy the game. The exchange of any good or service, by your logic, could help one to sin.
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If you look at the USCCB website for rating movies by an approved Catholic critic, movies that may seem harmless but contain material that glorify premarital sex, or violence, etc, are labelled as morally offensive.

If you have a close relationship with Jesus, you will find anything that is overwhelmingly contrary to His word offensive. Naturally, playing a game which promotes and glorifys the gang life, dangerous driving, violence, prostitution etc, not only are morally offensive, but should be offensive to the player if they care deeply about the soul.

Having said that, it is exactly because of the reason you mentioned, that we don’t know what will happen by are actions, that we should especially be careful and prudent. Selling something that is already offensive is imprudent because the possibility of it causing sin is so much higher. Every action on others affects them, and in the end, we will get rewarded or be punished for the ulimate “ripple” effect we had on others.

Finally, no its not just a video game, or music or a movie. All those things have influence on us, and if we are exposed to them enough, we will be affected. To deny this is to be ignorant of human nature. God bless.
 
Catholic_89 said:
If you look at the USCCB website for rating movies by an approved Catholic critic, movies that may seem harmless but contain material that glorify premarital sex, or violence, etc, are labelled as morally offensive.

If you have a close relationship with Jesus, you will find anything that is overwhelmingly contrary to His word offensive. Naturally, playing a game which promotes and glorifys the gang life, dangerous driving, violence, prostitution etc, not only are morally offensive, but should be offensive to the player if they care deeply about the soul.

Having said that, it is exactly because of the reason you mentioned, that we don’t know what will happen by are actions, that we should especially be careful and prudent. Selling something that is already offensive is imprudent because the possibility of it causing sin is so much higher. Every action on others affects them, and in the end, we will get rewarded or be punished for the ulimate “ripple” effect we had on others.

Finally, no its not just a video game, or music or a movie. All those things have influence on us, and if we are exposed to them enough, we will be affected. To deny this is to be ignorant of human nature. God bless.
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I think you hit the nail on the head! 👍
 
Naturally, playing a game which promotes and glorifys the gang life, dangerous driving, violence, prostitution etc, not only are morally offensive, but should be offensive to the player if they care deeply about the soul.
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How does it promote and glorify all of those things? It is a third person shooter in which the user chooses their own course of action. The game itself doesn’t force the user to play the outlined missions.
 
PeteZaHut said:
I have come to the conclusion that I can play games like Grand Theft Auto without sinning. Would it be wrong for me to sell the game on eBay after I am done with it?
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If it’s not sinful for you to play it, why would it be sinful to sell it?

Or if it is sinful to sell it, why would it not then also be sinful for you to play it?

Unless you don’t hold yourself up to as high of a standard of practice as you expect of other people. 😉
 
I don’t think I am going to sell the games that I was worried about. I really only worry about the ones that have sexual themes. I usually don’t see any problems with violence in games. Thanks everyone for your (name removed by moderator)ut.
 
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