Rule |
Description |
Episode |
| ? |
Exploitation begins at home |
False Profits |
In the episode "Prophet Motive", the Grand Nagus produced a revised
set of the Rules of Acquisition whilst under the influence of the Bajoran
Prophets. The following are the known rules from this set, all copies of
which were destroyed when the Nagus regained his original personality.
| Rule |
Description |
Episode |
| 1 |
If they want their money back, give it to them. |
DS9 : Prophet Motive |
| 10 |
Greed is dead. |
DS9 : Prophet Motive |
| 21 |
Never place profit above friendship. |
DS9 : Prophet Motive |
| 22 |
Latinum tarnishes, but family is forever. |
DS9 : Prophet Motive |
| 23 |
Money can never replace dignity. |
DS9 : Prophet Motive |
| 285 |
A good dead is its own reward. |
DS9 : Prophet Motive |
Additionally, the Voyager episode "False Profits" featured Neelix telling
two Ferengi stranded in the Delta Quadrant that rule of acquisition number
299 was "When you exploit someone, it never hurts to thank them". We do
not know if this is an accurate quotation; if it is, then we would need
to believe that the Ferengi have added extra rules sometime prior to Voyagers
accident and that Neelix has read up on these since.
In DS9's "House of Quark", Quark himself suggested an additional rule:
Rule 286, "When Morn leaves, it's all over". Quark was bemoaning the state
of his business at the time, and it is unlikely that this rule is a real
one.
