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Old 09-19-11 | 06:21 PM
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Camilo
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Originally Posted by iab
Depends. Ethically speaking, if you are an "expert", you have an obligation to the novice. For example, little Billy comes into your comic shop with Grampa's Action Comics #1 and wants to sell it for $20, you need to tell Billy its actual value. Some states have laws on the books to this extent.

That said, I think fair-market for the expert would be the wholesale price which is typically 50% of the retail price.

What I hate the most is when some flipper starts to whine about the seller who finds out their bike is worth more than they originally asked and then wants the fair-market price.
That ethical standard might apply to a business transaction, but I really don't think it does apply to casual sales like OP is talking about.
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