Greedy Tennessee Man Bought 18,000 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer but He Can’t Sell Them Anywhere Amid COVID-19 Pandemic (Watch Video)
A greedy Tennessee man and his brother are going viral after they bought nearly 18,000 bottles of hand sanitizer from multiple states in a bid to resell them on Amazon. But they took his listings down and now he has 17,7000 bottles, left and nowhere to sell them.
The Novel Coronavirus has created a stir of fear and panic globally. It appears like everyone is panicked and in a bid to prevent themselves from getting the virus, people are going to any extent. They have not limit now. Ever since the outbreak, health officials have urged people to stay hygienic as much as possible. But individuals across the world are taking it way too seriously. The shelves at the stores are majorly empty. While the rest of the world continues to search, some people are hoarding stockpiles of sanitizers and masks. Yes, a greedy Tennessee man and his brother are going viral after they bought nearly 18,000 bottles of hand sanitizer from multiple states in a bid to resell them on Amazon. But they took his listings down and now he has 17,7000 bottles, left and nowhere to sell them. A viral video shows the insane amount of hand sanitizers stockpiled in boxes. Coronavirus Threat: Hand Sanitizers Being Sold For Whopping Rs 999 on Flipkart, Netizens Fume.
Identified as Matt and Noah Calvin, they admitted in New York Times interview that they had bought up all the hand sanitizers and antibacterial wipes they could find across Tennessee and Kentucky after the United States reported its first coronavirus death on March 1, 2020. They bought all of them with an intent to resell them on Amazon at a profit after public panic buying around COVID-19 kicked in. Matt also revealed that the first 300 bottles of hand sanitizers were sold out for between $8 and $70 per piece, almost immediately. He even sold out 2,000 50-packs of face masks on eBay for $40 to $50. Hand Sanitizer vs Hand Washing, Which Is a Better Option to Protect Against COVID-19?
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But Amazon pulled his items to combat price gouging, the report noted. eBay too followed suit. Hence now both the brothers have a garage filled with 17,7000 bottles of sanitizer and nowhere to sell. People are not happy with their intentions.
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Matt Colvin defended his action, and he was quoted saying, “I honestly feel like it’s a public service. I’m being paid for my public service.” The Colvin brothers are not the only ones who saw coronavirus as a business opportunity as many such individuals were reportedly trying to do the same. Some are panic buying, others cannot find the necessary items in stores, and now there are these people who are taking the global crisis as a business opportunity.
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