05-17-2007, 05:44 PM
Quote:I always found it interesting that if there were 3 stations on one corner, they all had the same prices (that's for the same tier stations, not things like Arco who probably mix their gas with donkey urine), and they all moved their prices up and down by the same amounts and at the same time. If this is not collusion, I do not know what is.
More like if there's three stations at the opposite parts of the city, an equal distance from downtown (Prices rise as you get closer to it), owned by different companies, they all have the exact same prices. And move them up and down by the same amounts, of course.
In most other industries, this would be called a "Cartel."