Scammers Making Money On Coronavirus Scare
@GrannyGee (3517)
Louisburg, North Carolina
March 5, 2020 5:53pm CST
Oh my, I am shocked at the people trying to make money on people who are worried, scared about the coronavirus. Shame on them.
I saw where a package of toilet paper was selling for $24,000. How ridiculous! It's pure shameful. I understand scammers are getting into trouble for price gouging, they deserve it.
Every time there is an emergency, disaster you have ugly, mean, greedy people ready to prey on someone.
I hope you won't be taken advantage of. I know I will find ways to improvise before I let someone scam, take advantage of me.
Not only that ... when you live on a limited income ... it isn't easy to take someone's money. It's already taken because it's owed to everyone. 
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
7 Mar 20
While I will agree that $24,000 for a package of toilet is paper is pure madness, who should be shamed more? The person trying to sell it? Or the person dumb enough to pay for it? Is it greed? Maybe. But I don't necessarily agree that it is. If someone wants to give me $24,000 for a package of toilet paper and is willing to pay it, who am I to say no?
I'd be foolish not to take the money just as the one willing to give it to me would be foolish for paying it.
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
8 Mar 20
This is my opinion only and it doesn't reflect on anyone else ... personally, I can't take advantage of anyone. I grew up in family who would prey on others in such ways. If one can live with that ... they have to, I just can't. I'm a giver, not a taker. I don't knock you for your opinion, Jim, you have your own reasons as to why you do things just as I do. Respect is what I have and I appreciate your comment.
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
8 Mar 20
@GrannyGee We are all different, sometimes for the right reasons. Sometimes for the wrong ones. Nothing wrong with that in this world.
I TRY my best to help those who don't have all their marbles together get it together and understand things better. But some people just have fuzzy brains no matter what you do, and so...it becomes what it becomes.
You are not necessarily taking advantage of someone who willingly lets you do it. Maybe that's right. Maybe that's wrong. Who knows?
I mean, I am heavily involved in the stock market, and the whole process of making money in it is making money from others who make the wrong, or poor, or uninformed investment decisions. And sometimes that guy is ME and I lose MY money.
People, when you think about it, are taken advantage of day in and day out every time they stop into a convenience store. EVERYTHING in the store costs more than you can buy it for elsewhere. Is the convenience store greedy? Is it taking advantage of anyone? Or are people either lazy, easily duped, or just willing to pay the premium?
A lot of questions here. 
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
8 Mar 20
@porwest I agree with you ... 'We are all different, sometimes for the right reasons. Sometimes for the wrong ones. Nothing wrong with that in this world.'
This is how we learn from others and decide what we want to believe. I have an open mind and I'm always changing it to reflect what I believe. I don't listen to others telling me I have to ... I decide for myself.
Even when I don't agree, I am trying to see how someone else thinks the way they do to understand. No matter if I don't agree, I can see things I agree with as well as what goes against my own grain. I try to 'walk around' something in my mind to study it. It's nice to meet you. I'm Gloria.
It's nice to meet you. I'm Gloria.1 person likes this
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
9 Mar 20
I would not even dream of paying that much no way its expensive enough just in the shop.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
10 Mar 20
@GrannyGee
I did hear about it somewhere else also.
Its dreadful that they can come up with such scam things.
They do things here also with the elderly trying to scam them.
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
10 Mar 20
@lovinangelsinstead21 Oh my, it's the very same here. I feel it is everywhere. There are always people ready to prey on the weaker. It is dreadful.
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
10 Mar 20
I am like you, I wouldn't either. I guess we would have to find clean, fresh ways to improvise.
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@crossbones27 (52907)
• Mojave, California
6 Mar 20
Why I cannot trust anything. This is real though but also people exploiting it.
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
6 Mar 20
People are indeed exploiting this. Sad.
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@FourWalls (86568)
• United States
6 Mar 20
I got in my medicine closet today and I saw a stack of masks in there (I have them because I’m highly allergic to dust, so I have to wear them when I clean house). I thought, “Hey, I’m sitting on a gold mine here! I could sell these on eBay and buy a new car with the money!” 
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
6 Mar 20
Thankfully you have them 'just in case'.
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
6 Mar 20
Yes, greedy people are seeing opportunity in someone else's pain, sickness, grief. Shameful.
@Behindtheguitarbar (2831)
• Guangdong, China
6 Mar 20
some without conscience sold the used masks for double or triple price, or a higher price at my local place. And finally, of course, jails are their destiny.
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
6 Mar 20
Oh my, what awful people to sell used masks. Yes, jails should be their destiny for hurting people in the ways they do.
