Old 08-10-2011, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by gaevren
Originally Posted by MTS
Originally Posted by bearisgray
So - in order to buy new inventory - the old/existing inventory has to be priced high enough in order to pay for the cost of the new inventory?
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Sorry, gaevren, that not a valid argument.
In other circumstances, it might even be called price gouging.
Actually that's not true. Even on necessary commodities (water, food, etc) if a retailer can show that the price increase is solely due to rising costs on their end, it's not price gouging even if the price has spiked.
there isn't a law against gouging but that doesn't make it the okay with the consumers.

2 LQS have gone from here now and the next is on their way - all the guilds i am in have a boygott on them.

the only voice a consumer has against sky high prices is to refuse to shop with the stores.

i buy all my fabric online and will never shop in the LQS. if i have spare funds to blow i'll give it to a charity not to a LQS and their gouging.
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