UC Berkeley evolutionary biologist Michael Eisen uncovered a robot price war between two Amazon booksellers that got out of control.
An associate of UC Berkeley evolutionary biologist Michael Eisen wanted to buy an extra copy of The Making of a Fly by Peter Lawrence but found the price on Amazon.com a little steep, $1.7 million - plus shipping. Eisen tracked the price and discovered a robot-driven price war between two Amazon booksellers that actually raised the price until it passed $23 million. For more, read Larry Dignan's blog.
Credit: it is NOT junk by Michael Eisen
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