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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

That's because of restrictions/contracts with the manufacturer. Sometimes there is a clause about the minimum advertised price. If it's being sold below that price, that's what you'll see.

However, that clearly isn't what's happening- or if it is, then Amazon is violating those terms. They are showing the price in some circumstances, but not others. That leads me to think it's a smokescreen, using the above as an excuse.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

More likely, the price changed between screenshots.

We don't know what the price is on the left.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Yup. Or minimum advertised price is location bound. So the one on the right which has a location set can show it but the one on the left can't.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

This is actually a common thing and has been around for awhile. I see it on amazon mostly. Seen it on Microcenter's website a number of times as well. Newegg was big on doing it when they were more PC focused and not a chinese website. Was more prominent in the early 2000s as there were more competing online stores back then.