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That's the rich for you. I'll pay you over market price to get the thing I want, then hire lawyers to sue you to recover what I paid or ensure it mostly goes to the local lawyers you'll have to hire to defend yourself.

If moneybags comes, keep in mind: you don't have to sell.

Moneybags, keep in mind: the price I'm willing to sell at is not price fixing. I just may not want to sell to you.

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> That's the rich for you

It’s one group of very rich people (possibly) trying to screw over other rich people, though.

> I just may not want to sell to you.

You almost definitely do though. You just want more money because you know that the buyer doesn’t really have a choice.

Wanting a sell at a certain price doesn’t mean you want to sell at a lower price. The desire to sell is often directly correlated to the price. If someone offered me double for our families house, I’d sell. If they offer me slightly over market value I’d just hang up the phone. For most people there is a price, it’s probably not what an average buyer sees as a reasonable price if it’s not on the market.

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