This app does not support the App Store’s private and secure payment system

Re:This app does not support the App Store’s private and sec... by goblin89 on Monday February 07, 2022 @10:07AM (#30245801)

Wouldn’t this open such a platform to scams where a friend of the seller gets discounts by pointing to seller’s site with super-low prices?

I’m not saying they do not take a cut voluntarily, but they must take measures if this happens too often with a particular seller.

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Re:This app does not support the App Store’s private and sec... by colejohnson66 on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @11:23AM (#30260336)

Usually those ads have some fine print saying that their own terms of refusing a sale for whatever reason still apply. So if Store A is taking a loss on sales to force Store B to sell for cheaper, Store B can still refuse to sell you the product. "We price match" only applies if a sale actually goes to completion.

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Re:This app does not support the App Store’s private and sec... by goblin89 on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @05:19AM (#30271034)

Not sure I get your point.

Imagine store A is a platform like Booking.com, and store B is seller’s site. There is a complaint every day to store A that store B sells cheaper. Store A charges the customer less but pays the seller the same, taking a loss.

Meanwhile, it turns out that those customers are friends of the seller, to whom the seller compensates the transaction plus some extra on top.

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