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RickHullyesterday at 10:30 PM2 repliesview on HN

> or just an excuse to fleece regular buyers

In a market with healthy competition (no collusion), this generally can't happen. Every single vendor is incentivized to lower their prices slightly at all times, with a floor at cost plus margin.


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coldteatoday at 9:39 AM

>In a market with healthy competition (no collusion), this generally can't happen.

We're talking about the memory market here.

The "healthy competition (no collusion). Every single vendor is incentivized to lower their prices slightly at all times, with a floor at cost plus margin" is the fairy-tale version they teach at 101s.

nubgyesterday at 10:56 PM

why plus margin? the floor is cost

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