is caveat emptor wrong 
caveat emptor isn t necessarily wrong it s just that it puts too heavy a burden on ordinary consumers to understand the intricacies of certain complex products and services for example most of those offered by financial institutions or tech companies can t be readily understood or even researched appropriately by the majority of individuals many people accept the principle of caveat emptor where items sold in thrift shops and garage sales are concerned they understand that a seller in such circumstances might not know the true condition of a product that has been used or owned many times over by the time the seller obtained it 