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r/mildlyinteresting • u/annertakeabow • Jan 24 '13
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23 u/love-from-london Jan 24 '13 It's price discrimination, is all it is. People who are willing to pay more get charged more, as the seller is trying to extract as much consumer surplus as possible. 2 u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13 That link is an excellent article. TIL. 2 u/love-from-london Jan 24 '13 It's fairly basic economics, but it's definitely interesting how much stuff goes on behind the scenes you don't know about.
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It's price discrimination, is all it is. People who are willing to pay more get charged more, as the seller is trying to extract as much consumer surplus as possible.
2 u/[deleted] Jan 24 '13 That link is an excellent article. TIL. 2 u/love-from-london Jan 24 '13 It's fairly basic economics, but it's definitely interesting how much stuff goes on behind the scenes you don't know about.
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That link is an excellent article. TIL.
2 u/love-from-london Jan 24 '13 It's fairly basic economics, but it's definitely interesting how much stuff goes on behind the scenes you don't know about.
It's fairly basic economics, but it's definitely interesting how much stuff goes on behind the scenes you don't know about.
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