Editing Rules of Acquisition (section)

== Unofficial Rules ==
The following sayings were either not given a number, not explicitly stated to be a Rule, or were not part of the generally-accepted canon by the Ferengi Commerce Authority.

*142 - Only fools sell wholesale. (See Apocrypha Rule 141)
*286 - When Morn leaves, it's all over. (DS9|The House of Quark)
*299 - After you've exploited someone, it never hurts to thank them. That way, it's easier to exploit them next time.(VOY|False Profits)
**'''''May be a purely fictional rule, as it was quoted by Neelix, who had no previous contact with Ferengi, and it did not exist by the time the target Ferengi became stranded in the Delta Quadrant''''' 
*Exploitation begins at home. (VOY|False Profits)
*The unwritten rule -When no appropriate rule applies, make one up.(VOY|False Profits)
*When the messenger comes to appropriate your profits ... kill the messenger. (VOY|False Profits)
*Time, like latinum, is a highly limited commodity.(DS9|Bar Association)
*Always inspect the merchandise before making a deal.(DS9|The Abandoned)
**'''''Not quoted word for word, but when Sisko asks if such a rule exists, Quark acknowledges that there is one. Quark may be referring to the apocryphal Rule 218 (see below).'''''
*Money is money, but females are better.(DS9|Life Support)
**'''''A personal rule quoted by Nog.'''''
*Why ask, when you can take? (DS9|Babel)
**'''''As told to Odo by Quark when the latter illegally uses replicators in empty crew quarters. He seems to have been paraphrasing the apocryphal Rule 52 (see below).'''''
*A good lie is easier to believe than the truth. (VOY|Shattered)
**'''''This un-numbered "rule" provenance derives merely from Janeway quoting it as something "the Ferengi say". It may not, therefore, be a genuine Rule.'''''