From d21470ccc47f5ea14637ec3e02d155c03fe52234 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Stull Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2026 22:38:17 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Propose: Reference Pricing Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) --- rfcs/reference-pricing.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) create mode 100644 rfcs/reference-pricing.md diff --git a/rfcs/reference-pricing.md b/rfcs/reference-pricing.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c86df7a --- /dev/null +++ b/rfcs/reference-pricing.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +--- +slug: reference-pricing +title: Reference Pricing +state: super-draft +id: null +repo: null +proposed_by: ben.stull@wiggleverse.org +proposed_at: '2026-06-03' +graduated_at: null +graduated_by: null +owners: +- ben.stull +arbiters: [] +tags: +- commerce +--- + +A reference price is any comparison a listing shows against its current selling price — a struck-through "was" price, a "compare at", an implied discount — and it is a factual claim about the past, not a persuasion device. This RFC defines Reference Pricing so that a displayed former or comparison price must reflect a genuine prior selling price for that good, never a fabricated anchor invented to manufacture the appearance of a discount. It refines Price and applies Wise Speech in Commerce and Agency & Anti-Manipulation to one specific deception — inventing the "before" in order to sell the "after" — and so protects a Human's ability to judge a deal on true information.