Nashbar takes the cake for Numbskull Of The Week here.

Observe:

#1: Brand new ITM Mod 210 seatpost, 27.0, regular price $39.95, now $9.95.
#2: Returned/Used ITM Mod 210 seatpost, 26.8, regular price $19.95, now $9.98.

I'd like to see them justify the enormous difference in "Regular" price between the two items (to hell with the 27.0 vs 26.8 diameter, that's no excuse for a $20 price difference), and furthermore, why the returned seatpost is marked 3 cents higher in price then the brand new post.

Pricing hype, that's all it is. Markups to make their markdowns look better. Cheap sales tactics. Bull.

-Kurt