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if( empty($post['sale_id']) ||                       (!empty($post['sale_id']) && null == ( $row =  $this->_model->find($post['sale_id']) )) ||                      (!empty($post['sale_id']) && null == ( $row =  $this->_model->fetch(" tag = '".$post['tag']."' AND item_id = '".$post['item_id']."' AND visit_id ='".$post['visit_id']."'") ))                    ) $row = $this->_model->fetchNew();