Lafari@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 8 months agoIs it illegal to charge insane prices for things?message-squaremessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up112arrow-down1message-squareIs it illegal to charge insane prices for things?Lafari@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 8 months agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareorangeNgreen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-28 months agoThere are laws preventing someone from jacking up the prices of necessary items during emergencies. But I think the law of supply and demand is the only thing stopping you from selling a baseball hat for $20,000.
There are laws preventing someone from jacking up the prices of necessary items during emergencies. But I think the law of supply and demand is the only thing stopping you from selling a baseball hat for $20,000.