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by pixl97 3 days ago
>The add-on "convenience fees".

Hence the US needs 'full price up front' laws in the same manner as Australia does. This kind of law shuts this crap down fast.

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Fun fact: it mostly does now (varies by market, but the big players have mostly adopted it). It hasn't changed much. As others have observed, the underlying reality is that the mega-acts are inherently supply-constrained, and (enough) people are in fact willing to pay those prices.