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[–] ramasses@social.ozymandias.club 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I would not say so, because their is a infinite supply of that video game. Take something finite and apply the concept to it.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip 32 points 1 month ago

Artifically-created scarcity is still scarcity as far as the behavior of the buyer is concerned, though.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's a good point. Price lowers and it increases demand, but supply is unchanged.

So then the same concept should work for sales at the grocery store, right? If I'm influenced to purchase something (finite) that they're offering for cheap.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Price lowers and it increases ~~demand~~

price lowers and it increases quantity. demand is a curve and you only measure a single point of it.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Grocery stores having sales.

Or, you know, any retail sales.