The psychology of why we overpay for used cars—study points to left-digit bias

October 23, 2026 · 8:40 pm 1 sources

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• The psychology of why we overpay for used cars—study points to left-digit bias
  Phys.org · October 23, 2026 20:40
  Consumers routinely ignore information when making purchases. They overlook the tax attached to a price, skim past ingredient lists and often fail to process exact numbers with any precision.