"Ski suit and equipment." That's why the rental fee was expensive.Customers and friends. [Y Record]

■ Host: Anchor Lee Jung-seop, Anchor Cho Ye-jin
■ Starring: Professor Heo Jun-young of Sogang University's Department of Economics

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◇ Anchor> As winter approaches, many ski lovers will go skiing, but is there a fact that equipment and clothing rental companies have colluded around Hongcheon Vivaldi Park ski resort?

◆Huh Joon-young> There are about 57 places. If you go to Hongcheon Park, you can see a lot of shops. Here, through the Kakao Talk group chat room, never receive a certain price for ski or snowboard equipment rental fees, tuition fees, and lift package usage, and so on, the lowest price was decided in advance. This turned out to be an investigation by the FTC. But what's the problem? This collusion is also a problem, but the result of collusion is a price increase. It is said that the lowest price has risen by tens of percent within a year. Compared to last year, the four-hour rental fee for ski equipment, which has increased by 36% this year, is said to have risen that way. In that sense, the damage to consumers they give is huge, but the FTC seems to have decided not to impose fines in consideration of the fact that the budget is small, less than 100 million won, has no history of violations, and has actively cooperated in the FTC investigation.

◇ Anchor> It's hard to live, but I think these tricks should disappear in the winter section, so what do you think there will be countermeasures?

◆Huh Joon-young> I think there will be a limit to the FTC's detection. In fact, the Fair Trade Commission also receives consumer complaints about these things. It seems that Christmas is coming soon and various collusion related to Christmas may take place soon, but I think consumers' active participation in these things will also be necessary.

◇Anchor> Usually, the price is said to be invisible hands, but I saw hands that were openly visible.

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: Lee Sun Digital News Team Editor

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