Originally Posted by
tomato coupe
The OP’s question is functionally equivalent to “Why are water bottles never under (or equal to) $10?”, which is almost identical to the above question.
This is clearly a different question, as it includes average price and most places, which the OP’s question did not address,
Frankly, if I can get an item at the price I want to pay, why would I care that the average price was higher?