Whats the game here?
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SteakHouseEtc
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Probably just trolling or maybe trying to build a portfolio.
CyHead
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I swear the Chinese factories could run a masterclass on ecommerce.
On Alibaba and Aliexpress, merchants run all sorts of tricks to convince people to buy - from listing prices with price ranges - where the lower end is the advertised price, and will be for something really cheap.
For example, they'll advertise a coffee maker for $2.69 and when you click into you'll see the coffee maker is like $60 and the coffee cup filter is $2.69 - so they're not outright lying.
Or they'll list the unit price at $2.69 and the shipping at $60.
On Alibaba and Aliexpress, merchants run all sorts of tricks to convince people to buy - from listing prices with price ranges - where the lower end is the advertised price, and will be for something really cheap.
For example, they'll advertise a coffee maker for $2.69 and when you click into you'll see the coffee maker is like $60 and the coffee cup filter is $2.69 - so they're not outright lying.
Or they'll list the unit price at $2.69 and the shipping at $60.
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People will list cars for 1$ to get them to be #1 when people search for cheapest cars. This trick is as old as classified websites are.
Btw, pro tip, if you actually want to buy something much cheaper on fb marketplace, instead of searching for the exact item, look for ones that are titled the way like a person who doesn't really understand what he has would describe it.
Example: playstation 4 pro model cuh 7216b price 200$
Example2: game console - 100$
I've bought a lot of things much cheaper this way, the people who are selling it couldn't even be bothered to google its true value or what "specific model" it is.
Btw, pro tip, if you actually want to buy something much cheaper on fb marketplace, instead of searching for the exact item, look for ones that are titled the way like a person who doesn't really understand what he has would describe it.
Example: playstation 4 pro model cuh 7216b price 200$
Example2: game console - 100$
I've bought a lot of things much cheaper this way, the people who are selling it couldn't even be bothered to google its true value or what "specific model" it is.
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Smackhead
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That's what I expected but usually it would say in the comments the real price. O try messaging them just to understand what's going on and get no response :/
Smackhead
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You think so? They are usually about 300 I think.
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Just to appear at the top, you click buy and they will show the real price
Either they remove a 0 or 79 is the amount of accessories in that product, not the price of the set
Either they remove a 0 or 79 is the amount of accessories in that product, not the price of the set
Tommy Jame
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Like everyone replied it's not scam. Haha just try it and you will see what's it is bro
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It is a way to attract customer attention
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They might be to grab your attention and for further engagement.
afreespirit123
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It's not real price. Its purpose is to grab your attention. And it's successful 
Dragon_FB_Ads_Agency
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A good trick, they are often applied on e-commerce platforms
OccultKingdoms
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but if it works, it's freaking useful for 80 pounds; high value item
Anonymous Seller
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i think they want to show up higher in the search results, and when you text with them, you will have real price
