Baby formula

[yosus43]

Why is eBay allowing the sale of baby formula?  Sellers are price gouging and the obviously are a big part of the shortage issue.  eBay should be permanently shut down for this.  

[soh.maryl]

You are aware, are you not, that there are some mothers for whom breast feeding is not an option, as mentioned by other posters? 

[soh.maryl]

All "the negative press about price gouging" makes no difference to those sellers who are doing the gouging, does it? 

[simply-the-best-for-you]

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@soh.maryl wrote:

You are aware, are you not, that there are some mothers for whom breast feeding is not an option, as mentioned by other posters? 

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Or mothers who don't want to.  It's their choice.  

Can we not shame women who choose to do things differently than someone else might?  It's every woman's choice what she wants to do. 

[silverstatetreasureboxes]

@yosus43 

This is a sad situation in American where illegal killer drugs are more widely obtained than formula to feed our most precious little ones.

[silver-manatee]

Honest question, a can of formula that costs $18.50, at walmart what is the most a seller should be able to sell it for with delivery before it is considered price gouging.  

[simply-the-best-for-you]

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@silver-manatee wrote:

Honest question, a can of formula that costs $18.50, at walmart what is the most a seller should be able to sell it for with delivery before it is considered price gouging.  

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That's always the problem with "price gouging" isn't it?  Where does supply & demand capitalism end & gouging start?  And who decides?

[nocoolnamejane]

While breastfeeding is obviously preferable for newborns, formula is necessary in a plethora of cases

- Adopted babies

- Babies whose mother died during child birth

- Babies of mothers under going cancer treatment 

- Babies of mother who are severely malnourished

- Babies of mothers suffering from diseases that are not passed on during birth but may be passed on through breastfeeding

- Babies of mothers who have undergone a double mastectomy

- Babies who are allergic to their mother’s milk

- Babies of mothers who are obligated to go back to work shortly after giving birth due to the USA’s third world level of maternal leave

- Babies in foster care

The list keeps growing… Even third world countries have some, albeit limited, access to formula.

[simply-the-best-for-you]

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@nocoolnamejane wrote:

While breastfeeding is obviously preferable for newborns, formula is necessary in a plethora of cases

- Adopted babies

- Babies whose mother died during child birth

- Babies of mothers under going cancer treatment 

- Babies of mother who are severely malnourished

- Babies of mothers suffering from diseases that are not passed on during birth but may be passed on through breastfeeding

- Babies of mothers who have undergone a double mastectomy

- Babies who are allergic to their mother’s milk

- Babies of mothers who are obligated to go back to work shortly after giving birth due to the USA’s third world level of maternal leave

- Babies in foster care

The list keeps growing… Even third world countries have some, albeit limited, access to formula.

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While that's a great list, why should women have to justify their choice on something so personal?  Entire generations were raised on formula & are no worse for it.  I hate that there is need to shame women & for some women to justify their choices.  It's nobody else's business what a family chooses to do.

[katzrul15]

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@soh.maryl wrote:

You are aware, are you not, that there are some mothers for whom breast feeding is not an option, as mentioned by other posters? 

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Yes.  I was one of them. They found my cancer when I was about 8 weeks pregnant.  Had to immediately start treatment as soon as my son was born.  Due to cancer treatment, could not breast feed.

It is a personal choice for mothers.  Would have at least tried to, but not an option for me as a new Mom.

[silver-manatee]

The problem also is people don't understand all the costs of shipping, and ebay fees.

The weight with box is over 16oz which means it costs $8 -$12 to ship (depending on location), and ebay fees lets assume you listed it for $35 would be approx $5.  You would either break even or make up to $4.00 that does not include potential shipping loss, cost of shipping supplies other ebay store fees ect.    

[katzrul15]

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@silver-manatee wrote:

The problem also is people don't understand all the costs of shipping, and ebay fees.

The weight with box is over 16oz which means it costs $8 -$12 to ship (depending on location), and ebay fees lets assume you listed it for $35 would be approx $5.  You would either break even or make up to $4.00 that does not include potential shipping loss, cost of shipping supplies other ebay store fees ect.    

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Not if you got it for free with coupons from the manufacturer who consistently give them huge incentive off coupons and/or combined with WIC, who gives it to you for free.  Same thing with SNAP benefits, which can be used to buy formula.

The news here shows none in stock and CL and FB marketplace selling tons of cans of generic formula (think CVS, Walgreens, WW) and Enfamil and Similac.

Also, if you have a child in NICU like we did, most of those babies, they asked Mom's to pump for their struggling babies.  I was one of the few who had nothing in the labeled fridge for my little one.

[chapeau-noir]

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@simply-the-best-for-you wrote:

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@silver-manatee wrote:

Honest question, a can of formula that costs $18.50, at walmart what is the most a seller should be able to sell it for with delivery before it is considered price gouging.  

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That's always the problem with "price gouging" isn't it?  Where does supply & demand capitalism end & gouging start?  And who decides?

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Laws vary state by state, but raising prices to 20% over market is generally considered gouging.

[katzrul15]

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@chapeau-noir wrote:

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@simply-the-best-for-you wrote:

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@silver-manatee wrote:

Honest question, a can of formula that costs $18.50, at walmart what is the most a seller should be able to sell it for with delivery before it is considered price gouging.  

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That's always the problem with "price gouging" isn't it?  Where does supply & demand capitalism end & gouging start?  And who decides?

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Laws vary state by state, but raising prices to 20% over market is generally considered gouging.

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Is that for anything or just essential items?  I sell a lot that is 20% over original MSRP.  Of course, they are NOS, discontinued, vintage sets, etc.  And I am certainly not the highest price.  lol

[downunder-61]

I just checked and eBay seems to have cleaned it up a bit, also this is posted on the top of the landing page when searching Baby Formula - Feeding

[katzrul15]

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@downunder-61 wrote:

I just checked and eBay seems to have cleaned it up a bit, also this is posted on the top of the landing page when searching Baby Formula - Feeding

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Well that is in record time.

Wish everything else on this site could be corrected lightning fast....................