Eric says all-you-can-eat buffets started out as classic loss leaders.

埃里克说，自助餐一开始就是典型的亏本生意。

The products so priced are called loss leaders because little or no profit can be made on them.

如此定价的商品又称为为招徕顾客而削本出售的商品，因为这些商品利润很小或根本无利可图。