I won't say yes or no as to validity of this theory. But will add a little FYI I've noticed on strangely high priced items on any online store website and my theory of it.
Way over a decade ago I began noticing this when I bookmarked a "Might-Buy-Later" product on Amazon or another online store. That is, sometimes it later sold out and the price increased from the sensible price to something about 100 or 10,000 times the original price. For example, a $7 sport bottle might show a new price equivalent to the cost of a new car.
I couldn't understand why. But later same seller would have this priced again back down to when I'd bookmarked it.
My only guess is, when seller is sold out of an item, to keep listing active the price will be changed to something outrageous. Under presumption no one would try to buy something so outrageous.
Not all sellers do this, but maybe it's easier to change price than to change listing to read "out of stock"???
I won't say yes or no as to validity of this theory. But will add a little FYI I've noticed on strangely high priced items on any online store website and my theory of it.
Way over a decade ago I began noticing this when I bookmarked a "Might-Buy-Later" product on Amazon or another online store. That is, sometimes it later sold out and the price increased from the sensible price to something about 100 or 10,000 times the original price. For example, a $7 sport bottle might show a new price equivalent to the cost of a new car.
I couldn't understand why. But later same seller would have this priced again back down to when I'd bookmarked it.
My only guess is, when seller is sold out of an item, to keep listing active the price will be changed to something outrageous. Under presumption no one would try to buy something so outrageous.
Not all sellers do this, but maybe it's easier to change price than to change listing to read "out of stock"???