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Letter: What is the going rate for integrity?

Editor, Gazette-Journal:

Virginia is a state with a rich history of citizens who have gone on to greatness through their hard work, dedication to principle, courage and willingness to stand up for what is right. For some reason this does not seem to translate to people treating their neighbors in a way that shows integrity.

This weekend I held a yard sale. A man came by and found an item that he wanted to purchase. The item in question was something that I found in the garage and had no idea what it was or what it was worth. I did not do my homework to figure out a fair price to ask for the item and simply asked the man to tell me what the item was worth when he offered to purchase it. He named a figure, I accepted and he took the item with him, snickering as he went. Out of curiosity, I went inside and pulled the item up on eBay to find out what it was worth. Turns out that the item would have cost about $300 new and the average price for the item used was about half of that. Th...

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