Gouging

Gouging

joe@joespam.com (joe)	9/8/2004 3:04:10 PM
Is gouging illegal, in Texas or any other state? For example, I am out of gas on a lonely back road without a cell phone and you come along and sell me a gallon of gasoline for $50. I am desperate so I pay. Are you guilty of committing an illegal act?



"The Dave©"	9/8/2004 4:21:43 PM
joe wrote: Is gouging illegal, in Texas or any other state? For example, I am out of gas on a lonely back road without a cell phone and you come along and sell me a gallon of gasoline for $50. I am desperate so I pay. Are you guilty of committing an illegal act? Unethical? Yes. Immoral? Yes. Illegal? Probably not. -- If Illinois is the "Land of Lincoln", what were they before the Civil War?



"David Martel"	9/8/2004 4:23:08 PM
Joe, I'm unsure of Texas but ticket scalping, which is a form of gouging, is illegal in many States. In Florida after Charley people were arrested for gouging. You don't provide enough info in your scenario to decide whether gouging occurred. Dave M.



"McGyver"	9/8/2004 9:58:20 AM
"joe" <joe@joespam.com> wrote in message news:413f1e9c.38566906@news-server.houston.rr.com... Is gouging illegal, in Texas or any other state? For example, I am out of gas on a lonely back road without a cell phone and you come along and sell me a gallon of gasoline for $50. I am desperate so I pay. Are you guilty of committing an illegal act? The seller's actions in your example are legal. There are other examples where similar actions would not be legal. In the instances where gouging is illegal, it's because specific legislation has been passed, such as against gas stations jacking up the prices during a shortage. If there is no specific legislation, a person can sell a gallon of gasoline for any amount the buyer will pay. That right stems from the right of the seller to decline to sell at all. McGyver



joe@joespam.com (joe)	9/8/2004 9:09:39 PM
On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 16:23:08 GMT, "David Martel" <marte005@earthlink.net> wrote: I'm unsure of Texas but ticket scalping, which is a form of gouging, is illegal in many States. In Florida after Charley people were arrested for gouging. You don't provide enough info in your scenario to decide whether gouging occurred. I was hoping you could provide the legal basis for unlawful gouging. If we decide that it is illegal in general I can provide the details. But they are long-winded so I would rather find out if it is worthwhile to provide details.



joe@joespam.com (joe)	9/8/2004 9:11:32 PM
On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 09:58:20 -0700, "McGyver" <Greyprof@msn.com> wrote: The seller's actions in your example are legal. There are other examples where similar actions would not be legal. In the instances where gouging is illegal, it's because specific legislation has been passed, such as against gas stations jacking up the prices during a shortage. If there is no specific legislation, a person can sell a gallon of gasoline for any amount the buyer will pay. That right stems from the right of the seller to decline to sell at all. Then based on this there is no need for me to elaborateon the actual case I had in mind because there was no illegal gouging.

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