Can’t tell how this is something Grumbel’s should be preventing: they’re not being cheated or stolen from by customers, and they are moving their merchandise. It reads more like the executives are just jealous and acting pissy about how someone’s able to make more money on something than they are.
If someone is looking for the New Hot Thing, and they find it at Grumbel’s, they might decide to do their other shopping while they’re there. If Grumbel’s doesn’t have it, though, they’re more likely to leave without buying anything and go check a different store. At least that’s the theory.
Once the purchase is made, it’s legitimately out of the hands of the business, and therefore not up to them to determine what the customer does with them.
I’ve been thinking of doing the same thing. Buying up a hot ticket item, then selling it for a good profit. That isn’t against the law.
No, it’s not against the law. People do it all the time. Especially if there is expected to be a shortage of the item. Like ticket scalping for concerts. It may be nasty business but people see a way to make some money and they take it.
“Oh! I’m supposed to *encourage* that?!”
Can’t tell how this is something Grumbel’s should be preventing: they’re not being cheated or stolen from by customers, and they are moving their merchandise. It reads more like the executives are just jealous and acting pissy about how someone’s able to make more money on something than they are.
If someone is looking for the New Hot Thing, and they find it at Grumbel’s, they might decide to do their other shopping while they’re there. If Grumbel’s doesn’t have it, though, they’re more likely to leave without buying anything and go check a different store. At least that’s the theory.
Once the purchase is made, it’s legitimately out of the hands of the business, and therefore not up to them to determine what the customer does with them.
I’ve been thinking of doing the same thing. Buying up a hot ticket item, then selling it for a good profit. That isn’t against the law.
No, it’s not against the law. People do it all the time. Especially if there is expected to be a shortage of the item. Like ticket scalping for concerts. It may be nasty business but people see a way to make some money and they take it.