Recently, I have been taking a summer class on business ethics and the discussions have been very interesting. So I thought it would be nice to hear your opinions on some of the topics we have discussed. If the moderators do not feel this is an appropriate place for this thread, I apologize and please feel free to move it. Now that I have explained why I made thread, I should get to the scenario.

You are walking along, minding your own business when a white limo pulls up beside you. The window rolls down and an eccentric multi-billionare attempts to get your attention. The Multi-billionaire says that he likes your hair. He says that he would pay you $150 million if you shaved yourself bald and gave him your hair. Do you take the offer or not? Why?

Things to Assume: This deal is legitimate. He really does have the money to pay you and will not go back on his word. There are no strings attached.

Most of the people in my class jumped at this offer but there were still those who would say no. Personally, I'm in the no category only because selling any part of my body bothers me a bit.

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Next, the Multi-billionaire offers you this same amount for your left pinky toe. Do you take this offer or not? Why?

Things to Assume: Once again, the deal is legitimate. He is not asking you to take a hatchet and chop off your toe. He has trained surgeons standing by to make the process as painless as possible. You will wake up healthy and rich but without the body part.

Surprisingly, this one was split down the middle. There were quite a few people in my class who said they wouldn't mind losing a toe for that money.

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Now the offer is "An Arm and a Leg" literally. Would you give up your right arm and left leg for that amount? Why or Why Not?

Things to Assume: Once again, the deal is legitimate. He is not asking you to take a hatchet to your body. He has trained surgeons standing by to make the process as painless as possible. You will wake up healthy and rich but without the body parts.

There was one guy who said he wouldn't mind losing a hand but aside from this exception, everyone else flatly said no.

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The last offer is this. The Multi-billionaire will give you $150 million if you shun your family for the rest of your natural life. This means you can never associate with anyone related to you. Is that much money worth it? Why or Why Not?

Things to Assume: As with the others, the money is real, the offer is real. The only contact that is allowed between you and your family are attempts to shove them away (insults, yelling, etc.).

This one is more based on what your relationship is with your family in the first place. There were some who would see this as a golden opportunity. I am not one of those people. I couldn't stand the thought of cutting my family completely out of my life.

I would most likely shave my hair off. I did it a couple of summers ago, and it was quite nice. Besides, my hair grows very quickly, so I would have it back within two months or so.

The little toe? Nah, Im not in that kind of situation that I would do it for any money, I doubt I would ever do it, no matter what the circumstances. Same goes for the arm. Its part of my body, and therefore invaluable.

And I could never shun my family for money. I live in a tight family, and they mean to much for me. Even though I at times find them slightly annoying, but shun them for the rest of my life? No, never. I never had any problems with any of them, so its a quite simple choice.

Actually, that's one of the first questions that came into my mind when I first heard this scenario. Anyway, It's good to see all the responses.

So basically, you're asking people if they would sacrifice things which were valuable to them in some way, sell off their dignity, and how much they value such things.

I think such things are invaluable to me, and have no price, apart from my hair. If I knew that the billionaire could be trusted, I'd sell off my hair, which grows back anyway, although like some other people, I hate going to the barber. It might be selling off one's dignity, but if I went into hiding until it grew back a bit, then it wouldn't really matter in comparison to the gain of alot of money.
However, I'd say no to any of the other offers. That would be selling something which I felt was a part of me, something which cannot be regained.
Heck, with the £75 million, I could start or buy my own corporation and be making ten times what that man offered.
Though my little toe isn't particularly useful to me, I wouldn't feel "whole" without it, and it would be a blow to my dignity and principles, which I hold as being more important than money.
Again, I wouldn't give up a useful body part or my family either, which I both see as being invaluable to me. Giving up anything like that for money would be a massive indignity and highly dishonourable.