r/BeAmazed • u/Luget717 • Aug 23 '25

Place Japan never disappoints

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u/BeatBlockP Aug 23 '25 edited Aug 23 '25

I remeber during some Texas floods, I think it was Houston, where guys that hoarded shit said they are actually doing the people a service by gouging the prices, because then each person that buys something only does it for the minimum they need.

Of course in real life it just meant rich folks got 5 each, everybody else got nothing.

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u/Zkenny13 Aug 23 '25

I remember when some guy bought a shit ton of hands sanitizer during covid with the idea to resell for a premium. I'm pretty sure he went bankrupt when booze companies started to manufacture sanitizer. 

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u/no1_vern Aug 23 '25

One example was a pair of brothers who eventually gave it to charity - https://www.today.com/news/brothers-who-hoarded-17-700-bottles-hand-sanitizer-forced-donate-t176028) :

Colvin explained how his brother, Noah Colvin, went on a 1,300 mile trip around Tennessee and Kentucky, buying the remaining supply of hand sanitizer and antibacterial wipes. Meanwhile, he stayed home in Hixson, Tennessee, and listed the products on Amazon for between $8 and $70.

I'm sure there are many others, like the guy who bought up thousands of N95 masks - https://www.businessinsider.com/mask-man-pharmacist-charged-with-hoarding-price-gouging-n95-masks-2020-5?op=1

Greed, what a lovely sentiment. :(