Posted on 03/15/2020 6:39:19 PM PDT by Morgana
The Hixson man who bought 18,000 bottles of sanitizer and attempted to sell the product online is now under investigation by Tennessee's Attorney General.
Matt Colvin told Channel 3 before the investigation began that he was considering donating the leftover inventory.
Channel 3 went to one of the storage facilities where Colvin and his brother were storing the surplus of medical supplies.
Investigators with the Tennessee Attorney General's Office were already on the scene.
"At the end of the day, we have nothing to hide," Colvin told Channel 3.
Hunter Hoagland ✔ @HunterHoagland
JUST IN: Office of @TNattygen says the stockpiled medical goods were taken to a local church where they’ll be spread throughout the community & a portion of the sanitizer will go to KY where the brothers cleared shelves. Colvin says he was willing to donate. @WRCB https://twitter.com/hunterhoagland/status
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> jacked the price up to insane amounts
Which he would lower if sales weren’t going well.
Remember when the AR market spiked five years ago? Some fools cornered a bunch of parts and complete guns. Many were still trying to sell that stuff for inflated prices well after the market cratered due to less demand and added production capacity. A hard econ lesson for some.
> A hard econ lesson for some.
Certainly. All part of the way it works.
Limits on purchases might not be totally insane in some cases, but the moral outrage at “profiteering” doesn’t sit well with me.
Eggs at $1.25 a dozen: you have one choice: no eggs.
$5.00 (for example): two choices.
I agree about the moral outrage. It is in my genes to have options, that requires putting some forethought into having resources for disruptions of normal situations. Like carrying snow chains in your car during Winter.
Good point. But I still think time is a factor here. What about the elderly that needed those products immediately for their own safety?
I dunno...
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