this post was submitted on 14 Apr 2025
57 points (100.0% liked)

chapotraphouse

13784 readers
1083 users here now

Banned? DM Wmill to appeal.

No anti-nautilism posts. See: Eco-fascism Primer

Slop posts go in c/slop. Don't post low-hanging fruit here.

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
 

I'm not making the headline up

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] ratboy@hexbear.net 30 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I will personally be stocking up on refrigerators and selling them on the black market with my OWN mark up.

Time to just go without the newest shiny thing, jesus christ. Or buy second hand and learn to repair what you can...Although, since thrifting and reselling got popular sometimes shit like shirts from Target will self for MORE at a thrift store than getting it brand new agony-shivering

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

and learn to repair what you can

Funny, consumer electronics nowadays are made to be difficult to repair for a novice. Capitalism, so innovative!

[–] ratboy@hexbear.net 1 points 6 days ago

True :/ I sure can't

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The price goughing will be diabolical

[–] ratboy@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago

seriously, i assume that prices won't just rise enough to cover whatever costs the tariffs might incur, but of course someone's going to want to make an extra buck. I could imagine something with 25% tariffs actually selling for 30% markup or something. I wonder if he will really follow through after the pause though