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What’s a scam that people still fall for, no matter how obvious it is? (discuss.tchncs.de)
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[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 1 points 1 month ago

Price anchoring. The marketing trick in which sellers put some random, high number as the "regular" price or MSRP, so the offer price seems like a deal.