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Re:Is StubHub's Website Deceiving Users? by gertef on Monday September 11, 2017 @06:08PM (#15222881)
Nothing modern about it, it's one of the classic old selling techniques.
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Re:Is StubHub's Website Deceiving Users? by smt88 on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @07:53AM (#15226519)
What historical examples can you give where a seller made products look popular using fake customers purchasing unavailable products?

It'd be like seeing a line for a new video game system, and everyone in the line was paid to be there and won't be buying it.

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Re:Is StubHub's Website Deceiving Users? by jpeterman on Monday September 11, 2017 @07:45PM (#15223503)
"Act now while supplies last"
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