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by elmomle 1927 days ago
Setting standards and price fixing are different things. You can have fair competition within a marketplace with rules and standards. Price fixing is when all sellers agree to not sell below a certain price, which is a problem pretty much regardless of a marketplace's rules.
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Standards might be a way to prevent a race to the bottom in quality. I think that is the most important thing.