Price Gouging? - Page 2

ECBG · ‎01-08-2011

@tansyThey were a designer brand and here, right before the start of the holiday "attack" on shopping, the company selling them hiked the prices! (There has not been a lot in each size). (Eyebrow raise!).

Irshgrl31201 · ‎03-18-2010

@ECBG wrote:
@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.
@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.

Amazon has high prices on somethings all year long. I would want to know what the price was several months ago with this particular seller to tell. Many people on here have mentioned that to others many times in the past, to always check other retailers because of that. So many people think that Amazon always has the best prices and that isn't the case at all.

The free dictionary has the definition as pricing above the market price when no alternative retailer is available. I don't think that would fit that definition.

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Jasmine19 · ‎07-16-2012

These are Hatchimals, the toy for Xmas 2016. They retail for about $50 but are popular and hard to find. I've seen them on Amazon and eBay for $150-200. This brings back unpleasant memories of me standing in line years ago to buy an original Cabbage Patch doll.

tansy · ‎01-02-2011

@Jasmine19 wrote:
These are Hatchimals, the toy for Xmas 2016. They retail for about $50 but are popular and hard to find. I've seen them on Amazon and eBay for $150-200. This brings back unpleasant memories of me standing in line years ago to buy an original Cabbage Patch doll.

LOL...I had two boys so I escaped the Cabbage Patch doll craze. That Hatchimal is awful cute though🙂

ECBG · ‎01-08-2011

@tansy wrote:
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!

@tansyThank you. Yes. No where else. That tells me they were last yer, however, they "fit the bill" in every way. I'm thinking they won't go at this high price even though I wear the most popular size. (Sigh...).

BabyYoda · ‎03-09-2010

This happens in November on Amazon every year because of the holidays. That's why I buy all Christmas presents and anything we need in October where the prices on Amazon are the cheapest all year. I save and track the prices of items I want to get and a few years ago figured out most retailers do the same thing by increasing the price then giving you a 30% off coupon so you think you are getting a good deal when in fact you are paying more than the item was in October. I bought a few things in Best Buy on sale and a friend came over and wanted the same item so she went to Best Buy and the price increased by more than 50%