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manaknight14 All-Star Author Pennsylvania Posts:538 Points:431,435 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 11:12:08 AM Ignore manaknight14 Report Abuse The other day I passed a station in northeast PA that listed regular gas for $2.79. My eyes nearly fell out of my skull. However, the station didn't show up in the MSL, and with a price that low and how run down the place looked, I had to assume that the station must have been closed (even though there was at least one car there). Sadly I could not pull over and check to make sure because I was on a bus taking some kids to a soccer game at the time. Has this ever happened to you, where you see a really good price and then realize it's a closed station? It sure is frustrating.

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The other day I passed a station in northeast PA that listed regular gas for $2.79. My eyes nearly fell out of my skull. However, the station didn't show up in the MSL, and with a price that low and how run down the place looked, I had to assume that the station must have been closed (even though there was at least one car there). Sadly I could not pull over and check to make sure because I was on a bus taking some kids to a soccer game at the time.

Has this ever happened to you, where you see a really good price and then realize it's a closed station? It sure is frustrating.

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MrDeath666 Champion Author Houston Posts:1,626 Points:246,140 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Sep 22, 2012 9:22:34 PM Ignore MrDeath666 Report Abuse I have seen closed stations with cheap gas.
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,220 Points:1,599,495 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Sep 17, 2012 12:25:02 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse No. Here in California there are no closed gas stations. Why would they close? They are a license to steal.
chemist74 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:13,510 Points:2,395,980 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Sep 16, 2012 1:35:01 PM Ignore chemist74 Report Abuse If the price is really that low, the station would be very busy. When I use to visit family in southwest PA, there was a closed station right at the end of the interstate exit ramp. It had obviously been closed for years but all of the prices on the sign were undisturbed.
MertieMan Champion Author Lexington Posts:14,798 Points:2,897,560 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Sep 16, 2012 8:34:55 AM Ignore MertieMan Report Abuse On my everyday commute I know specifically which stations are closed and which are not.
maxstar Champion Author Chicago Posts:18,496 Points:811,495 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Sep 15, 2012 3:48:37 PM Ignore maxstar Report Abuse "The ultimate price tease. My eyes nearly fell out of my skull. Sadly I could not pull over and check... It sure is frustrating." All very dramatic, but I am with TrixieNY and Gas_Buddy on this one. Use this site enough and it is fairly easy to see a price that simply makes no sense.
DI Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:20,203 Points:4,150,285 Joined:Apr 2001	Message Posted: Sep 15, 2012 3:24:19 PM Ignore DI Report Abuse Recently in southern Minnesota, a city was taking legal action against the out-of-state owner of a closed station adjacent to I-35 whose still-posted price was low but possibly believable. This resulted in considerable traffic exiting and reentering the interstate.
olympusman2004 Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,681 Points:371,505 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Sep 15, 2012 1:39:28 AM Ignore olympusman2004 Report Abuse lol
ricebike Champion Author New Jersey Posts:10,043 Points:1,857,670 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Sep 15, 2012 1:08:41 AM Ignore ricebike Report Abuse a gas station is closed in my local area due to the tanks being changed out... a few try to post what's on the outdated road sign i'll correct it by 0.00 and UPDATE
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,986 Points:3,036,015 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 7:29:34 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse I have to agree with TrixieNY; if you see a gas price of $2.79 a gallon, and you know that all the other gas stations around you are selling for nearly a dollar per gallon higher, then common sense should tell you that the price is an error. It's no different than seeing a price posted on Gas Buddy that's absurdly low for the area; wouldn't common sense make you think that it was a mistake? But can you explain how it's a "price tease", let alone the "ultimate price tease". If the station's closed, it's not a tease; it's only a tease if the station's open and there's small print regarding the price.
TrixieNY Champion Author Buffalo Posts:2,703 Points:656,650 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 1:44:11 PM Ignore TrixieNY Report Abuse No, I'm smart enough to know that a price of $2.79 is obviously not correct.
OceanArcher Champion Author Mississippi Posts:5,718 Points:1,330,325 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 1:37:22 PM Ignore OceanArcher Report Abuse Got one like that about 18 miles away. The station itself is closed, but some wise salesperson has opened up the little store there, and has left the numbers displayed outside. Gotta be really close to see the "no gas" sign across the bottom ......
1OILMAN Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,080 Points:160,730 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 12:35:04 PM Ignore 1OILMAN Report Abuse If it is to good to be true, it is.
WES03 Champion Author Maryland Posts:4,854 Points:1,267,020 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2012 11:20:55 AM Ignore WES03 Report Abuse Only for a millisecond.