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Re:Amazon sellers ‘hijack’ listings to sell face masks despi... by epr on Thursday March 19, 2020 @11:33PM (#22634526)
Regardless of if they make a profit, they saw a discrepancy between current prices and what they considered more accurate prices and to the extent they made a profit they were correct. There is still the huge benefit that now these masks will be purchased in more reasonable quantities by customers, ensuring more people get the masks they need.
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Re:Amazon sellers ‘hijack’ listings to sell face masks despi... by matsemann on Friday March 20, 2020 @06:14AM (#22636404)
> There is still the huge benefit that now these masks will be purchased in more reasonable quantities by customers, ensuring more people get the masks they need

Lol, no way. The need is for medical staff. These will either sit in some gouger's garage waiting for a premium price, or be needlessly used by someone affluent. Neither which is "need".

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