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Coronavirus 'hustlers' make over $100,000 selling cleaning products on Amazon
Coronavirus 'hustlers' make over $100,000 selling cleaning products on Amazon
The retailer says they are cracking down on sellers involved in price gouging
James Crump @thejamescrump
14 hours ago
A couple in Vancouver have made over $100,000 by selling Lysol cleaning products on Amazon, amid coronavirus panic.
With Covid-19 officially classified as a pandemic, consumers around the world have started stockpiling goods, with soap, toilet roll and cleaning products the main targets.
The couple, Manny Ranga and Violeta Perez told the Toronto Star that they visit all of the Costco's in their area every day, buying as many disinfecting wipes and liquid cleaners as possible, before selling them on Amazon.
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The retailer says they are cracking down on sellers involved in price gouging
James Crump @thejamescrump
14 hours ago
A couple in Vancouver have made over $100,000 by selling Lysol cleaning products on Amazon, amid coronavirus panic.
With Covid-19 officially classified as a pandemic, consumers around the world have started stockpiling goods, with soap, toilet roll and cleaning products the main targets.
The couple, Manny Ranga and Violeta Perez told the Toronto Star that they visit all of the Costco's in their area every day, buying as many disinfecting wipes and liquid cleaners as possible, before selling them on Amazon.
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From https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/03/12/were-hustlers-amid-coronavirus-fears-this-couple-has-made-more-than-100000-reselling-lysol-wipes.html
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‘We’re hustlers’: Amid coronavirus fears, this couple has made more than $100,000 reselling Lysol wipes
By Douglas Quan
Vancouver Bureau
Thu., March 12, 2020
VANCOUVER—As Manny Ranga and his wife, Violeta Perez, loaded up their Ford F-150 pickup outside a Costco near downtown Vancouver this week, some passersby couldn’t help but stop and stare.
What stood out wasn’t just the sheer volume of the couple’s purchase. It was the fact that it was all the same product: Stacks upon stacks of Lysol disinfecting wipes.
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By Douglas Quan
Vancouver Bureau
Thu., March 12, 2020
VANCOUVER—As Manny Ranga and his wife, Violeta Perez, loaded up their Ford F-150 pickup outside a Costco near downtown Vancouver this week, some passersby couldn’t help but stop and stare.
What stood out wasn’t just the sheer volume of the couple’s purchase. It was the fact that it was all the same product: Stacks upon stacks of Lysol disinfecting wipes.
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lovely. 
