To the OP... WTF are you whining about? Your post is more delusional than the pricing. $.99 has been the retail marketing standard forever.
Here’s a good read on retail pricing strategies, though it may be over your head. Gawd I hate inane posts like this.
Tired of all the gimmicky pricing, i.e. $999.99 or $927
Seriously, $999.99 for a hi-end piece of equipment?! Do these sellers think we are shopping at Walmart? That kind of pricing just reeks of used car salesman tactics.
And equally annoying is the overly precise price, like $972 . Does audio equipment pricing need NASA precision? Most of the time there is a huge range of prices an equipment can sell for. Picking such randomly precise numbers indicates the seller is delusional.
When I see such ridiculous pricing, I just scroll on. For sure it means something overpriced with undisclosed flaws and a difficult to deal with seller. Once they have your money you will have no luck resolving any issues after the sale.
It’s annoying that 90% of the ads on this site feature this ridiculous pricing.