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on: Am I allowed to sell a product more than the price it normally sells or is it a robbery?

: Peace and Blessings You didn’t specify in your question which product it is, so I’ll answer you in general. A product that has a uniform price in the market and a fixed rate, it is forbidden to sell it at a higher price, because there is an ‘esur’ in the torah of hona’ah, and the Torah said to not do so to your brother. However, a product that does not have a uniform price and a fixed market rate, and each store sells it at a different price, you may sell it at a higher price than it is sold in most stores. Nowadays most of all products do not have a uniform market price. It is indeed important to note, that you do not mislead the buyer in your words and do not tell him that this is the price in the market, but tell him that this is your price in your store. Best of luck Sources and reasoning

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Am I allowed to sell a product more than the price it normally sells or is it a robbery?

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Peace and Blessings

You didn’t specify in your question which product it is, so I’ll answer you in general.

A product that has a uniform price in the market and a fixed rate, it is forbidden to sell it at a higher price, because there is an ‘esur’ in the torah of hona’ah, and the Torah said to not do so to your brother.

However, a product that does not have a uniform price and a fixed market rate, and each store sells it at a different price, you may sell it at a higher price than it is sold in most storesNowadays most of all products do not have a uniform market price.

It is indeed important to note, that you do not mislead the buyer in your words and do not tell him that this is the price in the market, but tell him that this is your price in your store.

Best of luck

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