[g_langenderfer]

> and in many cases it is for the explicit purpose of creating artificial scarcity to increase the price of a product.

So are you suggesting:

- I create a toilet paper cartel with all my buddies

- we hit surrounding area grocery stores with surgical TP buying

- Hoard til prices rise

- dump on muppet consumers

- profit??

this is ridiculous

[salawat]

Yes, that is exactly what some people are doing, and what has quite a few posters justifiably angry. It may sound ridiculous to you, but That doesn't mean there isn't another person out there willing to do it.

[EdgarVerona]

As a case study:

https://abc14news.com/2020/03/14/canadian-couple-make-more-t...

[indymike]

It is also not likely to work beyond a few days unless you have the means to continuously buy all the toilet paper.

[kevingadd]

Check ebay and equivalents, kijiji just had to go on record that they were banning sales of toilet paper, sanitizer, etc.