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I think they key is that they're pulling ticket that are actually sold out: > When you load a page they get a list of tickets that have already sold I'm sure
by dawnerd 9y ago
I think they key is that they're pulling ticket that are actually sold out:
> When you load a page they get a list of tickets that have already sold
I'm sure they could argue that since they are real tickets are actually sold out then they're not actually being deceptive.
I really hate these dark patterns - been getting worse and worse on travel sites.
- chasb 9y agoPossibly, but here StubHub would have to explain why they displayed it as unsold with a delay, and why the FTC should not consider that deceptive. If the ticket was already sold, why the delay? A reasonable consumer think that specific ticket had just been sold at that moment, which sounds like a material misrepresentation.
- dawnerd 9y agoTotally agree with you. Unfortunately, I don't have faith the FTC would side with consumers on this. Now, if Stubhub advertised the ticket as being available on a prior page knowing it was sold out...
- diggernet 9y agoIt was displayed as being available for a few seconds before it changed to sold...