I can assure you the Canadian resellers are not profiteering (I'm not a Canadian reseller but have inside knowledge of their workings). Remember the goal of th

I can assure you the Canadian resellers are not profiteering (I'm not a Canadian reseller but have inside knowledge of their workings). Remember the goal of the Raspberry Pi is to make computing accessible via a low cost. This necessitates the resellers having almost no margin. In fact, their margins are most likely negative after importation duties and taxes, e-waste levies etc, and they're expected to make up for this by selling accessories. You mention the SDCard and Power Supply. It is good that the Canadian resellers are encouraging end customers to buy these (most will not be as sophisticated as the average HN reader). Most users who have an existing Raspberry Pi will go and try to use their existing SD card and have it not work, or buy a cheap one (hear not Class 10 or above) from their local stationary shop and end up in a worse fate. Most users who think they have a power supply that meets the needs of the RPi4, in fact, do not. This is primarily due to the new current requirements (hear most cell phone power supplies will not work). One would be excused for thinking that your MacBook power supply would work, however, these power supplies are "smart" and negotiate the power requirements with the end device. Unfortunately, the RPi4 does not support this, and "smart" power supplies do not provide it with enough current. To summarise: The resellers are businesses and not charities, they don't make money on hardware from the Raspberry Pi foundation and must make it up on accessories or some form of cross-selling. They will no doubt go the same way as the independent Apple resellers, until that time they are still playing a valuable role in making it possible to purchase Pis in your country.