Roblox catalog asset prices are inconsistent based on login status

Certain Roblox-uploaded assets on the catalog now have inconsistent prices. This is the case for both accessories and bundles.

When signed out, the Imperfectly Illegitimate Businessman hat costs 4995 Robux. Ignoring regional discounts which have been tested previously, this should be the price for all users.

However, when signed into my account the price suddenly jumps to :robux_light: 5495.

This is already strange, since regional pricing for gamepasses explicitly does not raise the price beyond the default for anyone.

When I use the Account Switcher to change to one of my alternate accounts, the price suddenly drops significantly, below the default price.

I don’t use a VPN to access Roblox, so this likely isn’t another regional pricing experiment, but it still seems like a glaring issue with the marketplace. Making item prices suddenly change by significant amounts as soon as a user logs in is a great way to ensure they don’t buy the item (if the new price is higher).

Expected behavior

Catalog item prices should not fluctuate based on whether or not the user is logged in, or which account they are logged in as.

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im experiencing the same issue, but it’s only a change of around 30 robux for accessories. i think it’s with only non-ugc (Roblox-developed) accessories. I noticed this when my friend could by the sparkling wings for 995, but for me it’s 1025, yet we are in the same region.

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Chiming in, it seems like it could be related to an issue I had previously. Regional Pricing mysteriously reverse-discounting items
Can you check if the issues match?

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It could be a similar issue, but my country doesn’t have a regional pricing discount. This makes the lowered price on my alternate account even more confusing, since the country listed in its account settings matches my main account..

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