&gt;Is this manipulation? The fee was still clearly stated on checkout &#x2F;&#x2F;<p>That instance seems very clearly manipulation. When the cost is known people don&#x27;t buy, only when they&#x27;ve sunk time on the process do they buy - probably because they have to assume other sites in the field are equally manipulative.<p>Unless the full cost is available without going through the sales funnel I&#x27;d say it&#x27;s fraud.