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Re:A Google bot scrapes pricing info by adding items to carts by alasdair_ on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @06:09PM (#23707381)
>which is ridiculous because e-commerce storefronts should do that in the first place without going through the whole checkout process.

On top of the other reasons mentioned, the seller may have a contract with the manufacturer that covers a "minimum advertised price"

"The FTC says that the price displayed in a secure or encrypted shopping cart isn’t subject to MAP because it’s technically not advertising."

(https://www.thebalancesmb.com/what-is-minimum-advertised-pri...)

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