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Even for more localized examples, where you'd think it'd be more personal: You've driven all the local bandits out of the peaceful hamlet and put their mob's leader to the sword, and even the shopkeepers will actively thank you for saving the place, but they ''still'' charge you full price.
Happens especially in web-based Flash Games: You may be the chosen one, they may plead with you to save their village/island/country/''world'' from destruction, but unless you rustle up an incredible amount of money (from behind the [[Insurmountable Waist
See also [[Adam Smith Hates Your Guts]], which is where shop prices steadily rise regardless of how much sense this makes, and [[Karl Marx Hates Your Guts]], where prices stay the same, again, regardless of logic. Also see [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]]. This is averted with [[Hospitality for Heroes]].
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** The first ''[[Diablo]]'' game averts this trope to a degree, on the fact that nobody is expecting you to succeed. If the merchants gave free goods to every would be hero that tried to save the world, they'd have gone broke long before you showed up. This logic begins to fade after you've gone far past what anybody else has accomplished, and everybody starts believing that you are the real deal, but still charge you full price.
** Sometimes, merchants will give you a discount as a quest reward. [[Money for Nothing|Not that it really matters]].
* ''[[Disgaea 2]]'' Sort of averted. As your character racks up FELONIES, the shop prices go down and you sell items back at closer to their shop price. Have enough felonies, and you're actually selling items back ''[[Money for Nothing|for more than you paid for them]].'' Of course, that's not really an option until [[New Game
* ''[[Dragon Age]]'' Some folks will offer a discount...but the prices stay the same. The only time this is averted is with one merchant in Denerim, and then only if you played a certain origin story.
** Oh it's far worse than that, your camp merchant will promise you a discount, but is actually one of the worst merchants in the game! He buys lower than average and sells higher. The worst part? He's right there in your camp, so invariably you'll sell him most of your loot for convenience's sake!
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