Price Gougers Selling $30 Gasoline on Craigslist to Hurricane
Victims  Published:8:29 pm EST, November 4, 2012| Updated:9:28
pm EST, November 4, 2012|  Hurricane Sandy, gas lines, gas
shortage, gasoline    Here's an example of an ad:  "Need gas ?
[sic] I'm an upstate New York contractor bringing gas to the
brooklynn [sic] area tonight about 10:30. I have 5 gallon
containers of regular unleaded gas available for sale [$150]. If
interested please call to discuss price."  Of course, it's not
legal to gouge people like that, but that doesn't mean people
won't try. And since Craigslist attracts vermin like this on
everything else, it shouldn't be surprising that they're showing
up to try to take advantage of storm victims too. Of course, you
can flag the ads for removal, but they just pop back on.    But
it's cold in the hurricane zone, and it's just getting colder,
so you can be sure these kinds of ads won't stop - and plenty of
people will be willing to fork out money.  Disgusting, isn't it,
what people are capa