GAMER LOUNGE 20XX (NO CASUALS!!)

[Kriven]

Price gouging only applies to necessities of life. Food, clothes, medicine. Luxury items do not fall under price gouging laws. Currently, the individuals who resell items at a higher price are not in any way doing anything illegal. Neither is going against the intentions of a corporation. Lame, certainly. Not illegal.

It should also be noted that these people would not be doing this if they had not seen success with it in the past. People are buying these items at inflated prices, thus creating a marketing niche for the resellers. If consumers chose to give resellers the bird and purchase a more affordable alternative (like any of the other myriad 3DS models currently available), resellers would find this venture unsuccessful and be unlikely to continue.

Also, where is the line drawn? Should Amazing Fantasy #15 never be sold for its true value because the retail price was 12¢? Should there be a grace period for newly released items in which they cannot be resold by parties unaffiliated with the manufacturer's distribution network for such number of months? Should only the manufacturer be allowed to determine where and at what price its wares may be sold?

(Also, "common people" being disallowed to sell things borders far too closely on a feudal regime.)