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[ECBG]

Has anyone seen any price gouging this season?  There was a pair of shoes I wanted on amazon and darn!  the seller raised them $75.00!!!

I have seen price increases on things for two dollars or so, but never anything like this!!!

[KYToby]

That is not really price gouging.  It us more like supply and demand.

Price gouging would be raising prices like that on a necessity.

[Its Me LuLuBelle2]

@ECBG, sorry for your experience.  Last week I had the exact opposite thing on Amazon.  I bought a pair of leather Keds for $22.48.  I looked at them a couple of days ago and in my size they were up to $49.56.  If I were you, I'd put the shoes you want in your shopping cart and keep checking on the price.  Amazon is very good about notifying of a price change up or down.  Good luck.

[ECBG]

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@KYToby wrote:

That is not really price gouging.  It us more like supply and demand.

Price gouging would be raising prices like that on a necessity.

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@KYToby

Price gouging is a pejorative term referring to when a seller spikes the prices of goods, services or commodities to a level much higher than is considered reasonable or fair, and is considered exploitative, potentially to an unethical extent.

Price gouging - Wikipedia

@KYTobyI feel this price was hiked because of the holiday shopping season.

[JaneMarple]

I've learned to put items on my wish list on Amazon and to check prices several time a week. Last I bought my three daughters and daughter in law china tea sets. the brand and patterns that I had picked out had a high price of $200 and I waited patiently and got two of them for $80.

Keep watching @ECBG

[ECBG]

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@JaneMarple wrote:

I've learned to put items on my wish list on Amazon and to check prices several time a week. Last I bought my three daughters and daughter in law china tea sets. the brand and patterns that I had picked out had a high price of $200 and I waited patiently and got two of them for $80.

Keep watching @ECBG

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@JaneMarpleIt was as good as I felt it would get, I was ready to buy and saw the overnight increase!

[GSPgirl]

In my state during the hurricane and when the pipeline in Alabama broke and we didn't have gas for 3 days.  The ones who were lucky to get gas, paid a high price for it.  These companies were later fined. 

[chrystaltree]

I don't call that price gouging, they just increased the price by a lot.  I think of price gouging as increasing prices by ridiculous amount of money for product or service that is vital health or life.  Like the Epipen situation. 

[muttmom]

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@ECBG wrote:

Has anyone seen any price gouging this season?  There was a pair of shoes I wanted on amazon and darn!  the seller raised them $75.00!!!

I have seen price increases on things for two dollars or so, but never anything like this!!!

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Is Amazon the only place the shoes are available?

[tansy]

Is there something extra special about the shoes, @ECBG, like they were featured in a magazine or on a tv show?  That's quite a hike!