legal analysis

there are three kinds of prices stipulated by relevant laws, namely, market-regulated prices, government-guided prices and government-set prices. Market-regulated price refers to the price set by operators independently and formed through market competition; Government-guided price refers to the price set by the government price department or other relevant departments in accordance with the provisions of this law, and the benchmark price and its floating range are stipulated according to the pricing authority and scope to guide operators; Government pricing refers to the price set by the government price department or other relevant departments in accordance with the pricing authority and scope. If it is market pricing, in the case of no fraud, the price depends on consumers' independent choice. Consumers can choose to spend or not. But the fact that the price is clearly stated does not mean that it is not price fraud. If there are fictional facts, false bid prices, or acts such as raising prices first and then lowering prices, even if the price is clearly marked, it is essentially a kind of fraud.

Legal basis

Article 14 of the Price Law of the People's Republic of China * * * Operators shall not commit the following unfair price behaviors: (1) colluding with each other to manipulate market prices and harming the legitimate rights and interests of other operators or consumers; (2) Dumping at a price lower than the cost in order to crowd out competitors or monopolize the market, disrupting the normal production and operation order and harming the national interests or the legitimate rights and interests of other operators, in addition to handling fresh commodities, seasonal commodities and overstocked commodities at a reduced price according to law; (3) fabricating and spreading information about price increases, driving up prices and pushing up commodity prices too high; (four) using false or misleading price means to trick consumers or other operators into trading with them; (five) to provide the same goods or services, and to discriminate against other operators with the same trading conditions; (6) Buying or selling goods or providing services by means of raising or lowering the grade, and raising or lowering the price in disguise; (seven) profiteering in violation of laws and regulations; (8) Other unfair price behaviors prohibited by laws and administrative regulations.