Embarrassed by the sellers price gouging on eBay

[bin2500]

Not looking for advice or an answer to a question. Just sounding off!

Its interesting that I am  hearing a lot of comments from family members and friends who know I sell on eBay. Comments center around the price some sellers have listed sanitizing items for, asking me if I am doing the same thing. Most comments are benign some are more negative. I guess you find out the true nature of some folk.

I am not naive, been on this earth for 64 years A career in the Armed Forces, one in Law enforcement (Before I get comments about being a war monger or dirty cop, I like to believe I was one of the "good" guys) and 5 years of providing direct support for Adults with Developmental Disabilities has shown me the many facets of human nature. Of course I know there will always be people that take gross advantage of human misfortune.

But every time I see the type of person that tries to sell a bottle of hand sanitizer for $100 it still irks me.

I would venture to say that most of the sellers that use these forums are not in that group of lower life forms and I appreciate that.

So I have vented, thank you for reading and am interested in any other views.

Have a great day and good luck selling!

[gwzcomps]

I wonder how long till toilet paper is banned on eBay 😄

[lrtfw]

lol, $500 for them, + 10% shipping charge. heck what's the problem, oh sorry another 4 or 5% on paypal for payment., oh & then return in 30 day's for full refund along with shipping, lol, I give

[lrtfw]

you shouldn't be surprised the government stepped in, lol

[lrtfw]

when they make to much from the fee's

[chapeau-noir]

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@gwzcomps wrote:

I wonder how long till toilet paper is banned on eBay 😄

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I want one of those for my bathroom!

[gwzcomps]

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@chapeau-noir wrote:

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@gwzcomps wrote:

I wonder how long till toilet paper is banned on eBay 😄

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I want one of those for my bathroom!

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LOL looks like that machine turns 2 ply into one.  💩

[chapeau-noir]

Yeah, just hope he doesn't use tacky glue to do it. 😒

[mam98031]

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@turquoisetulips wrote:

I purchased several  antiviral  masks yesterday  , 11 in total  for personal use and to give my sons  . I believe I paid  less than 8 dollars for all of them  , right here on e bay .  If worse comes to worse with this virus  then I'll thank God  I found that seller .  Tulips 

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It is important to remember that Ebay has been closing listings for 3 days now.  So while there are still some gouging left, much has been removed too.

I don't think that anyone said or implied that every seller was doing something wrong by trying to sell these products.  Not even Ebay.  But it is much easier for Ebay to comply with the Laws to just ban the items from the site and proceed with closing the listings.

[mam98031]

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@turquoisetulips wrote:

Just a question to ponder .. Should we begin to ban things from the public  like cigarettes and alcohol ? I ask this   because  the people who manufacture  these items   profit  from the suffering , disease  and even death  that these  things often create .  Tulips 

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IMHO these kinds of things / comments come from people that do not understand or accept what a State of Emergency is.  12+ states have declared they have an emergency due to covid19.  When a stated makes this declaration federal resources and additional laws kick in.  

I'm not aware of any state declaring a state of emergency over what you have stated above.  While what you say is and are very serious health issues, that would be very difficult to argue.  It is NOT comparing apples to apples.  

[mam98031]

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@turquoisetulips wrote:

But ebay already bans listings for alcohol and tobacco so who do you mean by "we"? bar 

We  is our lawmakers ..  Antiviral  masks  and hand sanitizer are  also legal . So what happened to it's the people choice ?  Tulips

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Ebay is not a democracy.  Ebay is a for profit company that has a site that we can choose to sell and buy on if we want to.  Ebay, like any other company has the right to set the rules for their site as long as they don't breach any state or federal laws.

I know some think Ebay can pick and choose which laws they will comply with, but that just isn't true.

FYI, Ebay has never said that any of the products they have banned due to the current health crisis are "illegal" products.  Posters have said that.  Ebay is not required to allow every type of "legal" product to be sold on their site.  It is Their site and if they don't want certain products sold here, then they won't.

[mam98031]

But ebay already bans listings for alcohol and tobacco so who do you mean by "we"? bar 

[mam98031]

We  is our lawmakers ..  Antiviral  masks  and hand sanitizer are  also legal . So what happened to it's the people choice ?  Tulips

[mam98031]

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@gwzcomps wrote:

Not gonna say I agree with the price gouging but I am curious why selling an $1 bottle of hand sanitizer for $100 is any different than selling an old $1 coin for $100.  I do find it intriguing when people try to exploit supply and demand for personal gain.  Whether we realize it or not it is a common daily occurrence.  It is especially bad in the medical industry.  Where the line is drawn does make for a good debate.  Hopefully in this situation it doesn't cause too much harm.

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So if the some businesses bought up all the water in any given area that is in the middle of a medical crisis, then started selling it back to the people in the area at $100 a bottle, would you feel the same way?

[lightlily_arts]

The coin isn't something that all people need during an emergency crisis. 

California's anti-price gouging statute, Penal Code Section 396, prohibits raising the price of many consumer goods and services by more than 10% after an emergency has been declared. Local laws may also contain their own prohibitions on price gouging.

Price gouging is illegal in California and eBay is headquartered in California. Our Governor has already declared Corona Virus as a Health Emergency Crisis.  People who take advantage of  during a crisis should have their listings pulled.

[this*old*attic]

@wesk_36 

Ebay has no real way to stop a post sale

Both sides have the other’s user name and a way to contact each other, and if the buyer paid quickly there’s duplicate info at PayPal and money already in the bank.

[turquoisetulips]

The point I was making  is there is no difference  between  manufactures profiting from  items that can cause serious health problems including horrific life threatening addictions   and the people who try and profit from a pandemic . They both result in ill gotten gain . I'm already aware that e bay can choose to ban whatever they want to ban . However since the innocent honest sellers are being punished right along  with the guilty ,, I don't agree with the ban .  Should rules  be instituted  regarding these items instead ? Yes .  Tulips 

[turquoisetulips]

With this  I agree - Tulips 

 People who take advantage of  during a crisis should have their listings pulled.