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C Moon

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182. The product doesn't matter. His intention was to make money off of public fear.

Sun Mar 15, 2020, 05:10 AM

Mar 2020

He knew people would be buying these products to protect their families and themselves from harm/death.
But he decided to buy large quantities—even empty shelves—in order to gouge people into paying HIS price.
He and his brother had a dark and creepy reaction to a pandemic—and you are okay with that?

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He Has 17,700 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer and Nowhere to Sell Them [View all] brooklynite Mar 2020 OP

How about a nice jail sentence for people who are doing this? LisaL Mar 2020 #1

That's the American way! Victor_c3 Mar 2020 #41

You got that right Chainfire Mar 2020 #102

Lock them up I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #117

Well its the Trump way Kaiserguy Mar 2020 #130

Graduates of Trump University, no doubt. SergeStorms Mar 2020 #170

If it had been home depot that had done it DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #164

Unethical but not illegal jimfields33 Mar 2020 #43

It should do so ASAP. LisaL Mar 2020 #77

Most States (including Tennessee) make price-gouging during emergies Illegal arthurgoodwin Mar 2020 #83

That's excellent jimfields33 Mar 2020 #92

What is "grossly in excess" mean in this context? Lanius Mar 2020 #153

Illegal on the sites they were trying to GOUGE people on Bengus81 Mar 2020 #86

We need a Harry Truman Codifer Mar 2020 #133

Are you kidding me?! ZZenith Mar 2020 #167

What you say is true. Codifer Mar 2020 #186

I heard that the bill to be voted on prohibited price gouging over 10%... Karadeniz Mar 2020 #152

How do you spell Skrelli? Midnight Writer Mar 2020 #75

Nailed it NT Rorey Mar 2020 #82

+1 White- collar corporate Wall Street business is alright-- sure!!?? appalachiablue Mar 2020 #110

This makes my heart smile. Coventina Mar 2020 #2

It doesn't, because people like him are hogging the stuff LisaL Mar 2020 #3

I can't help it. I like it when the greedy are denied their evil impulses. Coventina Mar 2020 #5

From what we have been told, hand sanitizer can help with preventing spread of covid. LisaL Mar 2020 #7

It's no more effective than thorough handwashing with soap. n/t Coventina Mar 2020 #10

You can only wash your hands with soap if you have access to soap and water. LisaL Mar 2020 #11

Oh good grief! Are you really this invested in my offhand comment? Coventina Mar 2020 #18

If you are pumping gas on a road trip volstork Mar 2020 #20

Or traveling via a public bus. LisaL Mar 2020 #21

Exactly. volstork Mar 2020 #23

Or shopping. LisaL Mar 2020 #28

or sneezing at a salad bar defacto7 Mar 2020 #52

Or in the salad bar zackymilly Mar 2020 #74

I guess you could use it for salad dressing. defacto7 Mar 2020 #79

Boogerette? Retch? zackymilly Mar 2020 #84

Russian. and I don't even have to enhance the name for the effect. defacto7 Mar 2020 #88

Don't eat or drink your hand sanitizer. LisaL Mar 2020 #85

Just joking... but I suppose a few might take is seriously so thanks. defacto7 Mar 2020 #87

Russians have used worse when they couldn't get hold of proper alcohol. Crunchy Frog Mar 2020 #91

And some died as a result. LisaL Mar 2020 #146

People have been pumping gasoline far longer than hand sanitizer has existed. Coventina Mar 2020 #22

People have been living long before they started to use gasoline. LisaL Mar 2020 #26

Wow. Massive fail. Coventina Mar 2020 #31

There was no Covid-19. volstork Mar 2020 #29

You are adorable! Coventina Mar 2020 #34

Peculiar sense of humor about wnylib Mar 2020 #141

Exactly. LisaL Mar 2020 #35

They weren't having a pandemic at the time. Crunchy Frog Mar 2020 #36

Yeesh! OK, OK, we all die without vast quantities of hand sanitizer!! Coventina Mar 2020 #39

Not all, but many will. LisaL Mar 2020 #44

Directly attributed to lack of hand sanitizer?!?!?! Coventina Mar 2020 #47

For some, if they got infected by touching things in a public place, LisaL Mar 2020 #51

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Coventina Mar 2020 #54

Read cdc recommendation on using hand sanitizer. LisaL Mar 2020 #65

*sigh* For the UMPTEENTH TIME: THOSE GUYS WERE IN THE WRONG Coventina Mar 2020 #78

Wait a minute. You are saying here that people will die without hand sanitizer, but this morning Squinch Mar 2020 #132

That's not the point I was trying to make. Crunchy Frog Mar 2020 #62

Oh GROSS! I'm really sorry that happened to you! Coventina Mar 2020 #73

Yes, I think everyone's stressed and on edge right now. Crunchy Frog Mar 2020 #81

. Coventina Mar 2020 #90

You weren't clear in your original post as to why your heart was "smiling"... SMC22307 Mar 2020 #96

OK, I acknowledge that that is the case. Coventina Mar 2020 #104

It was plenty clear in subsequent posts... SMC22307 Mar 2020 #108

Why does that amuse you? wnylib Mar 2020 #144

Got in the car I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #119

Covid 19 was not around then, was it? wnylib Mar 2020 #138

I use the handy dandy paper towels provided by almost every gas station. cwydro Mar 2020 #40

Good for you. LisaL Mar 2020 #46

Lol, we get it. cwydro Mar 2020 #55

It is actually being recommended by CDC as a protection. LisaL Mar 2020 #63

This is kind of a pattern. This morning the perseveration was about screening people in airports. Squinch Mar 2020 #127

Did you see the lines it created? LisaL Mar 2020 #173

This message was self-deleted by its author Squinch Mar 2020 #183

Nevermind. There is nothing to be gained from these ridiculous conversations. Squinch Mar 2020 #184

Welp. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #172

Are you really isolated from soap and water for long stretches of time? cwydro Mar 2020 #38

Define long. LisaL Mar 2020 #42

I've kept a bottle of alcohol in my car for years. oldsoftie Mar 2020 #94

Yeah, I live in a desert. n/t Hugin Mar 2020 #56

Then you're probably already nicely isolated. cwydro Mar 2020 #57

You'd be surprised. Hugin Mar 2020 #80

Actually, yes. cab67 Mar 2020 #120

Many homeless people are Withywindle Mar 2020 #175

Doesn't everybody carry wnylib Mar 2020 #134

Kind of important for health care workers. We don't have enough at work mucifer Mar 2020 #53

Do they regularly buy from dollar stores and other retail outlets? Coventina Mar 2020 #58

No our supplier is Mckesson mucifer Mar 2020 #61

McKesson is actually a pretty good company with something of a social conscious. Compared.... RussellCattle Mar 2020 #112

Only when the supplier runs out and we are desperate. ahoysrcsm Mar 2020 #171

Yep. When you have a patient load that keeps you busy moving Ilsa Mar 2020 #64

It's NOT a convenience, especially if someone were to find themselves in situation where they HAVE The_REAL_Ecumenist Mar 2020 #169

The product doesn't matter. His intention was to make money off of public fear. C Moon Mar 2020 #182

With their names now public, they're dog shit. Probably have to leave MerryBlooms Mar 2020 #4

I was just thinking that if I were this guy, I wouldn't want my name and face in a newspaper. LisaL Mar 2020 #6

Yep, he and his brother are toast. MerryBlooms Mar 2020 #8

If they were mine.... paleotn Mar 2020 #136

Nice to hear happy news. Jirel Mar 2020 #9

Just wait until the State's Attorney's General gets a hold of these guys, & the Division of Taxation TheBlackAdder Mar 2020 #93

Notice the shirt? "Family Man?" Poor family. What an asshole. CurtEastPoint Mar 2020 #12

Good, now he can donate all those things he bought to the needy tulipsandroses Mar 2020 #13

Exactly! FM123 Mar 2020 #16

The hording American public is just as bad. nt Hotler Mar 2020 #14

They should be dragged thru the street tied to ambulances FreepFryer Mar 2020 #15

What an asshole. 2naSalit Mar 2020 #17

HA ha erlewyne Mar 2020 #72

I hope everyone of those guys get to deal with a prosecutor with elected political ambitions. marble falls Mar 2020 #19

What Bill has congress passed making it illegal? jimfields33 Mar 2020 #50

There are laws against price gouging on Fed, state and local lawbooks ... marble falls Mar 2020 #109

check this out ... marble falls Mar 2020 #188

Sic semper fures Cirque du So-What Mar 2020 #24

I knew someone had been doing this... Hugin Mar 2020 #25

It should be seized and distributed to local hospitals, local people, etc... Tarc Mar 2020 #27

A hard-hit city like Seattle or NYC should offer them BusyBeingBest Mar 2020 #69

From the article irisblue Mar 2020 #30

Well, he made it on the news for hoarding and trying to sell for profit. LisaL Mar 2020 #33

What a narcissist. Take from the public to offer it to the public defacto7 Mar 2020 #68

A public service? The gall of this asshole. tulipsandroses Mar 2020 #76

I'm not normally a fan of Amazon wryter2000 Mar 2020 #32

Me neither. I NEVER use them unless it just cant be avoided. They're a search engine. oldsoftie Mar 2020 #97

Same day, same town d_r Mar 2020 #37

That gives me an idea on how I can help Victor_c3 Mar 2020 #49

2 elementary schools in my area will serve lunch and breakfast even though there are no classes. virgogal Mar 2020 #95

That's what our schools Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #161

The IRS should also investigate these people dalton99a Mar 2020 #45

Looks like their inside furniture turned into Throckmorton Mar 2020 #107

Cretins. nt iluvtennis Mar 2020 #114

Haha SammyWinstonJack Mar 2020 #48

Classic "Trumpster" would be my bet. There is a sucker born everyday and two to take em. usaf-vet Mar 2020 #59

Can't fix stupid Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #60

That is reassuring to hear PatSeg Mar 2020 #66

Except that.... mbusby Mar 2020 #100

They should donate them to various organizations around the country Mr. Ected Mar 2020 #67

They'd still be jagoffs, jagoffs forced into doing something good. (n/t) SMC22307 Mar 2020 #105

Because 300 or so bottles wasn't nearly enough. Sugar Smack Mar 2020 #70

Craigslist don't care. He can sell them there. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #71

Muhaha! Brainfodder Mar 2020 #122

Nothing. He's not selling a cell phone at midnight in a dark alley. zackymilly Mar 2020 #135

MUHAHA! Brainfodder Mar 2020 #137

You seem strange. n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #139

MUHAHAHA! Brainfodder Mar 2020 #140

Have you been tested? n/t zackymilly Mar 2020 #142

Overwatch for craiglist sales is a thing ya know Alea Mar 2020 #177

He's got exactly what he deserves. Crunchy Frog Mar 2020 #89

Play Stupid games win Stupid Prizes. projectiboga Mar 2020 #98

I'm reminded of this cab67 Mar 2020 #99

Ha ha, I'm so glad I watched that. SMC22307 Mar 2020 #111

I hope she was fronted by bad guys who said "That ain't the deal, lady- ya owe us phones, not money" NBachers Mar 2020 #160

Flashing that much cash can get a person robbed IronLionZion Mar 2020 #165

Thanks for posting! Duncan Grant Mar 2020 #187

CANADA too!!! Roland99 Mar 2020 #101

Gawd, assholes abound! SMC22307 Mar 2020 #113

so that makes price gouging okay? Fuck these people Takket Mar 2020 #128

Fucking scum of the earth... Docreed2003 Mar 2020 #103

It's good that Amazon did what they did, but why prohibit ANY US sales of masks or PatrickforO Mar 2020 #106

photo.........This is Matt Colvin of Chattanooga who thought it was a good idea to let @nytimes pub riversedge Mar 2020 #115

That's incredible! Brainfodder Mar 2020 #126

Not that I want to help this douchenozzle... cab67 Mar 2020 #116

Got named, they aint gonna live that BS down either. Brainfodder Mar 2020 #118

... Major Nikon Mar 2020 #121

What a piece of shit Henk_sg Mar 2020 #123

let's do this............ Takket Mar 2020 #124

We scorn the Colvin brothers, but in Philosophy class, we praised Thales ... JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2020 #125

Great story! I liked 'futureys' [like a futures contract] empedocles Mar 2020 #131

The founder of options.... paleotn Mar 2020 #143

Good for Amazon! Warpy Mar 2020 #129

Sanitizer bros. paleotn Mar 2020 #145

Take a bath in it bitch MFM008 Mar 2020 #147

Would love to see authorities confiscate it all and donate to shelters Roland99 Mar 2020 #148

I hope chokes on it. n/t Drum Mar 2020 #149

NYT has updated the article musette_sf Mar 2020 #150

Well, isn't that something? LisaL Mar 2020 #154

Oh Boohoo Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 #151

First of all, he's a pos gopiscrap Mar 2020 #155

Unfortunately, I found another article about a couple Niagara Mar 2020 #156

I bet there are also morons sitting with garages full of toilet paper. LisaL Mar 2020 #157

Probably and ready to rip people off for ridiculous profits Niagara Mar 2020 #159

If he tries to donate for tax relief, he shouldn't be allowed to claim the write off. nt littlemissmartypants Mar 2020 #158

Hope they saved the receipts bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #162

Zero sympathy for him or any similar assholes. nt cstanleytech Mar 2020 #163

With their names and faces all over the news now IronLionZion Mar 2020 #166

Note a big corporation being on the side of "right." gulliver Mar 2020 #168

I say go eminent domain on his sorry ass. GaYellowDawg Mar 2020 #174

Good! Sometimes even capitalism will turn around and bite you in the ass. nt Laffy Kat Mar 2020 #176

While Lockheed, Halliburton, Honeywell, Northrop Grumman etc make billions from our wars Hamlette Mar 2020 #178

Bet they are Dump loving fake Christians. roamer65 Mar 2020 #179

He clearly made his money back already. He should be donating them to people who need them Sapient Donkey Mar 2020 #180

Jot down their names: Matt Colvin and Noah Colvin. C Moon Mar 2020 #181

Pickup truck entrepreneurs meet retail trade laws bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #185