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T ECaveat vendor. So the word vendor comes directly from Latin.
Our society is obsessed with Caveat Emptor, but Caveat Vendor is just as important, at least on ebay. How many times have you seen on the news "Poor Mrs Doe was ripped off on ebay when she paid $xxx to an unscrupulous seller..." but never the reverse-"Poor Mrs Doe was ripped off by a buyer who bought her Honus Wagner T206 for $50..."