I agree, the value of the items is very subjective, since you can't really account for things like production cost and have to examine the state of the item, its age, historical significance etc etc. There are a lot of variables, that's why you have to search through online listings to get an idea of what the item might be worth, and expect some margin of error. The people asking a higher price than the pawn shop is willing to give have also sometimes been in the wrong, because the item was in worse shape than others of the same kind sold online etc. So I'm definitely not saying they're always being scummy, just that they seem to consistently offer pretty low prices for rare items. But it's all for show anyway, maybe these speculations are what keeps the show going, idk.

Yeah... dishonesty about the item's value?
My parents watch the show from time to time so I sometimes catch snippets of it when I'm at their place, and from what I've seen so far, there's a huge difference between people who come into the pawn shop kinda just to see what that old looking thing they found at their deceased grandma's attic was worth and people who've searched through internet forums and listings to see what that item is usually sold for. The former group will usually accept any price, the latter often reluctantly accepts but some people just straight up tell them they'll go elsewhere.

Well, I wasn't expecting that, I'm happy to be proven wrong then!

Well said, I agree completely! I'd add little house repairs to the list as well, I think that's very important too.

Agreed, I have very thick and somewhat long hair so I always take it upon myself to pull it out of the drain. I'm used to it already and my boyfriend is squeamish so he probably wouldn't have the guts to do it anyway.

@bruh good point, I was gonna mention that as well, I just didn't want to start a whole philosophical thread here lol. By stating explicitly what should be among those values, you're preventing the person from fully creating their own values. However by telling them to create values of their own and stick to them, you're risking they'll create bad values for themselves. But since @garlog mentioned that those values should lead a person to virtue, one can imagine that learning from mistakes would be among them. Well, someone with my values and my definition of virtue would anyway, I don't know what a person with a different definition of virtue would say to that.

Agreed

Ok Dr. Peterson. (I'm joking of course, but your comment is pretty in line with his teachings)
But what if you find evidence that your values are bad or harmful to yourself or others?
I'm not saying live without values altogether, but maybe don't "stick to it" so fervently to the point of denying evidence or critique of said values.

Very much so. *shows middle finger to Anora*