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by amelius 2982 days ago
Perhaps the other items are sold as a kind of cover-up, somehow?
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Knock-offs, and stolen merchandise are often sold by the same criminals who sell drugs. Aside from street dealers who are dealing to get their next fix, it’s not as though drug dealers have some need to restrict themselves to one lucrative market.
This occurs on eBay as well. (Note how many gift cards sell for well over their merchant-limited value... in cash or equivalent.)