Sentence: If the price you are being asked to pay for...

[Infin1ty]

Hello everybody,

I'd like to know if it is possible for me to omit the 'being' in the sentence below:

If the price you are being asked to pay for an item is unusually low, it's probably too good to be true.

Could I say: If the price you are asked to pay for an item is unusually low, it's probably too good to be true.? Is 'being' necessary in the sentence structure?
:? Many thanks. :)
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[Kitosdad]

Shi, a bit confusing this one.

I would think that the first means that you are having a conversation, because you are being asked to pay.

The second being the price on the ticket in the window of a store, and is therefore the asking price.

Both sentences mean the same, but I have tried to show a subtle difference.

Conversation v Display.
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[Infin1ty]

Thank you, Bill. If I understand you correctly, there's an action of 'being asked' behind the first sentence, right? I can feel the subtle difference between the two sentences now with you explanation. :)
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[Kitosdad]

Agreed. Shi.
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