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giving something used as a gift
OK, I have my theories on this but thought I'd get the collective wisdom. Say your significant other has a b-day coming up. Said s.o. has always liked your Leica P&S camera, and in fact asked to borrow it last week. Say there is a new version of said camera out, and you've been thinking of upgrading.
Q: do you buy the new camera for yourself and give the s.o. the used camera (packed in the original box with manuals, etc...but obvious that it is your old camera) or is that rude/cheap/etc?
Note that other gifts including a weekend away are included in the b-day celebration thing. We're also not talking trivial amounts of money - new camera is $850, the used one is worth at least $500 on the market.
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