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Re:FTC proposes rule to ban junk fees, bait-and-switch tacti... by bombcar on Friday September 09, 2022 @01:07PM (#32781974)
Supply is low. Why would the dealer even reply to you when they sell their entire allotment instantly and for way over book?
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Re:FTC proposes rule to ban junk fees, bait-and-switch tacti... by mwint on Friday September 09, 2022 @01:11PM (#32782013)
Well, why wouldn’t they reply with $(way over book)+1?
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Re:FTC proposes rule to ban junk fees, bait-and-switch tacti... by uoaei on Friday September 09, 2022 @03:17PM (#32783651)
Because they are people with high cognitive load in their day jobs, not automated auctioning algorithms.
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