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I've been looking for a C290s for a couple months now, which sell regularly for $70 or less. They're now on Craigslist for $140+, and on Amazon for $200+. Can
by Rafuino 7y ago
I've been looking for a C290s for a couple months now, which sell regularly for $70 or less. They're now on Craigslist for $140+, and on Amazon for $200+. Can we enforce price gouging on private sellers?
- foofoo4u 7y agoEnforcement by what means? By law? If so, then I would advise against that, given price controls lead to shortages[1][2] and is generally not accepted by economists[3]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_controls#Criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_controls#Criticism [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_gouging#Opposition_to_laws_against_price_gouging https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_gouging#Opposition_to_la... [3]: https://economics.stackexchange.com/a/34439/27218 https://economics.stackexchange.com/a/34439/27218