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Old 05-14-2008, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by py3ak View Post
All right, make it a little more complicated. There is a yard sale, and it is obvious that the condition of the family is one of desperately selling everything they own to meet some crushing financial burden. But, they have an original Monet sitting on a lawn chair with one broken arm --price tag $5.00. Do you tell them then?
Hey! Are you allowed to change the terms on my thread?

Seriously, though. I hate the threads where the reasoning is guided by ridiculously unlikely circumstances. The situation is simple and probably not very uncommon: regular yard sale, regular folks, and a steal of a deal. I think that keeping the discussion there would actually be beneficial for the average person.
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