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0 pointschihuahua2y ago0 comments

I don't really see it as a scam:

* I see an ad that says "do you want to buy this item for this price?"

* If I like the price, I can buy the item. I got what was promised.

The fact that maybe I could have bought the same item elsewhere for less doesn't make it a scam. Lots of things are offered at different prices in different places at the same time. That's not a scam.

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RajT882y ago

I think you were replying to my original comment.

It's not a capital 'S' scam in a legal sense, but it's a scam in that they are playing a trick on you by jacking the price way up and relying on your ignorance to make the sale at an inflated price.

If we consider a door-to-door salesman who is selling (say) basic Android phones in retirement communities where hypothetically some folks have never used a smartphone, they might get away with selling a $100 basic phone for $1000. That's not illegal, but it surely is a scam in the ethical sense.

sokoloff2y ago

Did you perhaps reply to the wrong comment? I completely agree.

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