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Re:Amazon Accidentally Sold $13k Camera Gear for $100 on Pri... by cwkoss on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @08:44PM (#20465567)
If you reap the rewards of automation, you also accept its risks.
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Re:Amazon Accidentally Sold $13k Camera Gear for $100 on Pri... by tomcam on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @10:36PM (#20466203)
So if you listed your car on Craigslist for $150 instead of the $15,000 you intended you’d honor the offer and not explain to buyers what had happened?
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Re:Amazon Accidentally Sold $13k Camera Gear for $100 on Pri... by RandomBacon on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @11:17PM (#20466383)
Did an algorithm you wrote adjust the price and deliver the car without you manually approving the purchase?
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Re:Amazon Accidentally Sold $13k Camera Gear for $100 on Pri... by tomcam on Thursday July 18, 2019 @04:43AM (#20467951)
An algorithm on their end could have modified the price without you manually approving it.
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