@Lafari@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca • 9 months agoIs it illegal to charge insane prices for things?message-square15fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up112arrow-down1message-squareIs it illegal to charge insane prices for things?@Lafari@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca • 9 months agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@orangeNgreen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-29 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.