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Comment author: Prismattic 07 December 2011 02:58:54AM *  0 points [-]

I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for, because it is a developed bias as opposed to something congenital in my cognitive architecture, but...

When I was a child, I used to receive a lot of hand-me-down clothing from from a relative. Their family was better off than mine, but the age difference was just enough that their fairly-expensive clothing was suffiiciently out of style and a source of teasing for me through much of my childhood. Consequently, I have a bias against used goods. For example, I'd much rather buy a new Honda or Ford than a used Mercedes of equivalent value. The used luxury good would have to be A LOT more valuable than the new standard good before overcoming this preference.

Perhaps a separate discussion thread on idiosyncratic biases would be useful?