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== Video Games == |
== Video Games == |
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* This arises as a gameplay mechanic in an awful lot of video games (especially [[RPG |
* This arises as a gameplay mechanic in an awful lot of video games (especially [[RPG]]s) where the shopkeepers expect the heroes to cough up the dough even when the world is about to end. After all, [[Adam Smith Hates Your Guts]]. It fits this trope more than Honest John as at least they sell you legitimate items. |
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** [[Diablo|Except that little snotrag Wirt.]] |
** [[Diablo|Except that little snotrag Wirt.]] |
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* The ''[[Spyro the Dragon]]'' series has Moneybags, who will perform various services for you for, "* ahem* , a small fee." It's usually anything but small (not to mention sometimes the price is insane for what he does), but if you want to finish the game, let alone get [[100% Completion]], you'll have to pay up. |
* The ''[[Spyro the Dragon]]'' series has Moneybags, who will perform various services for you for, "* ahem* , a small fee." It's usually anything but small (not to mention sometimes the price is insane for what he does), but if you want to finish the game, let alone get [[100% Completion]], you'll have to pay up. |
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== Web Animation == |
== Web Animation == |
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* While Bubs of ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' may mostly be an [[Honest John's Dealership]], he ''also'' sells stuff on the black |
* While Bubs of ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' may mostly be an [[Honest John's Dealership]], he ''also'' sells stuff on the black market—and his black-market merchandise are more legitimate, higher-quality products than anything he sells at his store. |
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== Western Animation == |
== Western Animation == |