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Originally Posted by trichobezoar
I "bought" a pack of 5 masks for $18.99 on eBay last week. This morning I checked to see if they had been delivered; the auction has been removed for some reason. Bogus sale? Scam?
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I got a 5-pack of masks at a local retailer for $5. I'm trying to imagine why a similar order from eBay would cost $19, even
with shipping.
The local retailer is a hardware store called The Nuthouse, a few blocks from me. They are open
24/7. (With NYC in lockdown, the front door is locked after hours and you buzz to be admitted and served, but they
are open for business.) They do a lot of trade with businesses and large buildings, and have a truck constantly busy. If it's a tool, part, or fitting, they have it, in stock, on the shelf. No surprise they are 24/7.
They are my go to supplier for lots of things, like an LED strip light I got to attach to some shelving. The shelving sticks out from the all, and there is an alcove it creates to one side. That alcove if
not lit bu the overhead fixture in the room because the shelving gets in the way. T%hat area can now be lit and my SO who needs to see and get to stuff in the alcove is happy.
The presence of such things means NYC on lockdown is mostly an annoyance for the SO and I. Everything we need is available in walking distance. We are mostly homebodies, and the places closed are mostly places we don't ordinarily go to that much anyway. We are lucky and aware of it.
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Dennis