Markey Wants to Know How Amazon is Fighting Coronavirus-Related Price-Gouging
Amazon needs to thwart price-gouging on hand sanitizer and facial masks on its platform during the coronavirus crisis, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., wrote the e-commerce giant Wednesday. He wants to know how Amazon determines price-gouging, how many warnings it gives…
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third-party sellers before removing them and what “additional resources” it’s devoting to the problem. Amazon has a “particular responsibility” to fight unfair pricing in “current circumstances” because consumers are finding empty shelves and “may wish to avoid venturing into crowded stores and shopping malls,” he said. There's "no place for price gouging on Amazon," emailed a spokesperson. "We are disappointed that bad actors are attempting to artificially raise prices on basic need products during a global health crisis and, in line with our long-standing policy, have recently blocked or removed tens of thousands of offers. We continue to actively monitor our store and remove offers that violate our policies."