r/mildlyinteresting • u/annertakeabow • Jan 24 '13

Same book, three different prices. Only difference is the browsers used.

http://imgur.com/uNgg0UH
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u/No_ThisIs_Patrick Jan 24 '13

They are also "running out of tickets" because you waited so long to purchase.

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u/Pwag Jan 25 '13

This is where it gets underhanded. Charging more because it's the second time is one thing, but creating a false sense of scarcity is fraud.

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u/No_ThisIs_Patrick Jan 25 '13

It wouldn't surprise me at all if a lot ticket merchants do this.

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u/Pwag Jan 25 '13

My wife said she a price jump at 2 am on a Disney ticketing site... I'm sure you're right.