> Having acquired the requisite funds — more than five times the amount we would normally pay for a similar shipment, but still less than what was being request

> Having acquired the requisite funds — more than five times the amount we would normally pay for a similar shipment, but still less than what was being requested by other brokers Pay attention people, this IS the market price. Even most state's "price gouging" laws are limited to 30 days after the State of Emergency because if the emergency has lasted that long, it is probably external forces outside of the state. Just like is happening here. This equipment has to be provided to the whole population, eventually, and each person needs a whole pack. So since this does not exist, the prices go up as every state and organization has its needs and tries to prioritize health care workers. To those noticing you can wash N95 masks in certain procedures: It is also possible to boil water from a stream to remove some impurities. Or you could just have more clean water, maybe even bottled. I wonder what people will choose? We are still at the healthcare workers first, phase. The inventory does.not.exist, the inventory is not re-usable, there is a market that has no relation to what prices were before the state of emergency. Insatiable quantity and people just catching on can't effectively be in this market quickly. China limits factories and more.