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		robertlagrant on March 13, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceabl... It's not a scam - they just don't particularly want to be in the business of supplying parts, so they charge a premium. You can buy an alternative if you like.

R0b0t1 on March 13, 2022 [–]

Not markup on the parts. The whole product you are initially sold.

robertlagrant on March 14, 2022 | [–]

The conversation is about the disparity in pricing between parts as spares and parts assembled into the original product.

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