On our site, we show inventory on hand (when the data's available, we don't always know). We didn't put it there to create urgency. The feature is there due to

On our site, we show inventory on hand (when the data's available, we don't always know). We didn't put it there to create urgency. The feature is there due to customer demand for it. Customers do not want to be surprised and disappointed when something turns out to be back ordered. They've made it very clear that they want this transparency. Perhaps some sites misrepresent this (or just make it up). But the fact that inventory information is shown isn't in itself a dark pattern.