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The hidden thrill of paying less than expected

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If you are willing to pay fifty dollars for a shirt but magically find it for twenty, that extra thirty dollars of mental value is quantified as buyer surplus. It represents the gap between the absolute maximum a person is willing to endure and the actual market price. It is basically mathematically quantified relief.

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