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ROBERT SMITH, BYLINE: Nick and I are standing on a Brooklyn street corner participating in that great American tradition - trying to make a buck off a religious holiday.
RYAN BLACKWELL: How much does a 6 to 7-foot Christmas tree go for this year?
NICK FOUNTAIN, BYLINE: We re asking for $150.
BLACKWELL: And people are actually paying $150?
FOUNTAIN: No. No, they are not.
SMITH: Not a single person.
FOUNTAIN: That s why we still have a truck full of trees.
BLACKWELL: So you re trying to dupe people into buying too-expensive Christmas trees. Is that what s going on?
SMITH: I don t think it s duping. It s seeing what the market will bear.