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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about price gouging cover a range of industries, including electronics, healthcare, and telecommunications. Members highlight inflated prices for NVIDIA RTX 3000 GPUs, questioning whether AMD allows similar practices. The COVID-19 pandemic is a recurring context, with reports of pharmacies overcharging for paracetamol in the UK and healthcare companies raising prices as demand surges. Cellphone network pricing, particularly pay-per-gigabyte plans and potential collusion among major carriers, is also examined. Additionally, the sale of Geiger counters in Japan at extreme markups during a crisis is noted. These threads reflect consumer frustration with perceived exploitation during high-demand periods.
  1. whoosh

    VIDEO SCALPERS! Best Buy wants $200 BEFORE YOU BUY AN NVIDIA RTX 3000 GPU

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    • best buy gpu scalping nvidia rtx price gouging
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  2. whoosh

    VIDEO The Shady Underbelly of the GPU Market..

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  3. whoosh

    VIDEO You're Paying HOW MUCH!?!

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    • consumer awareness overpriced price gouging price shock
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  4. whoosh

    VIDEO Have Other Companies Done Dodgy Stuff? Is AMD Allowing Price Gouging? December Q&A [Part 2]

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    • consumer rights hardware costs price gouging tech ethics
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  5. whoosh

    VIDEO Pharmacy criticised for selling '60p paracetamol' for £6 during UK coronavirus outbreak | ITV News

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    • coronavirus paracetamol pharmacy price gouging
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    VIDEO Healthcare Companies Start Price Gouging As Demand Surges During Pandemic

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    • healthcare costs healthcare industry pandemic price gouging
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  7. Mike

    America's Cellphone Networks: Pay By The Gigabyte under the Too Big To Fail Plan

    Paying by the Gigabyte and Getting Locked In The greatest fraud ever perpetrated against consumers may exist at the old offices of Enron, or maybe some Federal Reserve banks. But here in the United States, it has not been uncommon to see cellphone companies gouge customers under the excuse that...
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    • antitrust at&t bandwidth consumer rights corruption data plan google hotspot isp lte mobile broadband mobile networks monopoly price gouging smartphone t-mobile telecommunications verizon voip wireless spectrum
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  8. whoosh

    Geiga counter in Japan up to £1500 to buy

    Even during a crisis somebody is out to make a buck . Just seen on the BBC News a man was asked to pay the equivalent of £1500 to buy a geiga counter !
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    • geiger counter japan price gouging radiation monitoring
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