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

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-23T20:40:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-psychology-overpay-cars-left-digit.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/the-psychology-of-why-we-overpay-for-used-cars-study-points-to-left-di-a71735/

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.

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