Speaking of stupid prices, there is a local pawn shop near me that is going out of business. They've been in the same place for at least 25-30 years that I know of.
Anyway, they hired a man about a year ago to take care of and manage the store because the owners are getting up in years and have a daughter which requires their care, but after they hired the guy running the place, is probably why they're going out of business.
They had a big poster sign out front on the sidewalk that said "going out of business everything 50% off", so I go in and see what they have.
When I look at the prices, some of them were astronomical, while others seemed reasonable.
I spotted a USED Mossberg 500 that didn't look in too bad of shape that I eyeball from over the counter.
Price tag hanging on the trigger guard said $229 (which is more than I can buy a brand new one for). But I figure, with the 50% off going out of business sale they have going on would be worth $115 so I wait in line to tell the guy I want the gun and he comes over and picks it up and looks at the tag and says he can let me have it for $150.
I stop and give him the expected "you're an idiot look" and I told him half of $229 is much closer to $115 than $150, to which he says he can't let it go for that. I turn and point to the sign through the window and read it to him and he said flat out that wasn't for the guns in the rack, just the ones they had sitting over in that corner.
Needless to say, I don't think he put it where I told him to, but I didn't take it home with me either.