NewStats: 3,264,373 , 8,183,512 topics. Date: Tuesday, 10 June 2025 at 07:29 PM 3l21z

predictor1:
That's it. You clearly don't understand what profiteering is. Please read up on me and before you reply. Thank you.

Things cost money.

I understand what profiteering means. Happens in war zones and in places where strict price controls means there is a black market for everything

Doesn't happen in Nigeria

So, relax and understand that things cost money.

nairalanda1:
The people selling stuff are suffering the same hardship as you are....

Think on that.

that is what happens when 5 of your neighbours sell tomatoes and you decide to them in that same tomatoes business. No one is thinking of making paste out of the cheap tomatoes. Everyone wants to sell and make easy profit. So they all have to may killer profit per bowl of tomatoes in order to meet all their basic needs. That's how unions are formed in some market. Something that can be bought for N1000 and resold for N1100 will now be going for retail of N1350-N1500.

It is a form of idleness disguised as activity. They all pretend to be waiting for imaginary customers from places where someone already sells same tomatoes. All because selling tomatoes is easy.

CodeTemplar:
that is what happens when 5 of your neighbours sell tomatoes and you decide to them in that same tomatoes business. No one is thinking of making paste out of the cheap tomatoes. Everyone wants to sell and make easy profit. So they all have to may killer profit per bowl of tomatoes in order to meet all their basic needs. That's how unions are formed in some market. Something that can be bought for N1000 and resold for N1100 will now be going for retail of N1350-N1500.

It is a form of idleness disguised as activity. They all pretend to be waiting for imaginary customers from places where someone already sells same tomatoes. All because selling tomatoes is easy.

Hence my mantra, manufactured goods and services

Pecoleee345:


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Then you and your wife should keep buying from trade fair na....

Una wan buy goods for free😂😂😂 when una dey nonsense una no know say na grave una dey dig🤣🤣

Oga make trade fair your shopping complex make person hear word abeg

Tinubu is responsible. We pay more for everything now. So you don't expect less. The retailer will sell and put the money back into the nonsense economy.


Here is another news. Has this ever happen to Nigerian before?
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/04/period-poverty-millions-bleed-in-silence-as-prices-of-sanitary-pads-hit-the-roof/amp/

Pecoleee345:

See one them......wicked humans

Those selling in trade fare are aliens?? They are not suffering hardship??

How can you buy something for 2100 and want to sell for 3700??

We buying are plucking money from trees

You have time to be replying these evil and greedy people! You only complained of vast price disparity, and they are all justifying high cost of goods. They are even happy for this high cost. Just mark their names and see how they will complain about government and inflation later. Evil and hypocrisy

It will be


well

Pecoleee345:


This would be my last reply to you cause it seems comprehension is a problem here cos I don't understand the talk of cheaper version??

I said the soap I use one is sold for 700 and my wife bought the same soap 6 for 2400 and you saying I should go for cheaper version......you better read calmly and stop justifying what you can't.

Forget that dude, he will use everything in him to justify his claims. When dollars were going they were increasing the cost of their cost goods every day all in the name of restocking, now dollars is coming down they are waiting for approx—3 months to know if it will stabilize before they start reducing their prizes. The best is to go to the market and cut off retailers that is what I do.

If I'm to buy wear I order online.

Pecoleee345:
People are wicked in this country.

Greed will finish us in this country.

Go to trade fare and see how street retailers are ripping us off big time.

My wife bought her body cream CT+ at the rate 2100 at trade fare yesterday while in our area retailers are selling it for 3700.

Kk brothers soap my wife bought the pack for 7k(6pieces) while one is sold for 1700 by retailers.

Her sanitary pad she bought 1 pack at the rate of 1050 while retailers sell for 1700.

Even strike bitters sachet pack(20 pieces) wey I dey always use console myself i buy for 2000 she got it for 1450.

Note she didn't even buy at carton price but at pack price because if she was buying in carton the price would be lower that than.


Just yesterday I bought a derica of rice on my way back home for 900 around oshodi terminal while the seller in my street is still selling for 1300 despite price of bag of rice coming down.

We are own problem.......everyone is wicked in this country.

They are born criminals.

I have made up my mind, not to buy anything in the street again.
They are bunch of criminals

bet9ja:
Tinubu is responsible. We pay more for everything now. So you don't expect less. The retailer will sell and put the money back into the nonsense economy.


Here is another news. Has this ever happen to Nigerian before?
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/04/period-poverty-millions-bleed-in-silence-as-prices-of-sanitary-pads-hit-the-roof/amp/

That was what your brothers at Ochanja market was telling me just yesterday.
They blame Tinubu just to extort innocent people.
Most of you in your markets are not happy, the $ is coming down.
You all wanted $ to be N4000 , so you can continue to blame Tinubu and continue to extort innocent people.

Na only Una dey pay for custom duties?
What your brother wanted to sell for me N78k is sold in Lagos N55k.
Una to greedy for that side

Quick money syndrome, Una too like am.
The keke from Nsukka to Obolor Afor, I took just around Feb, ran out of fuel.
He needed to buy just a litre along the road before he got to another filling station, which is less than 2 klm.

The road sellers black market were not ready to sell below N1500. For a liter of fuel.
Una to like exploitation for that side

nairalanda1:


Things cost money.

I understand what profiteering means. Happens in war zones and in places where strict price controls means there is a black market for everything

Doesn't happen in Nigeria

So, relax and understand that things cost money.

You just read it up. Thank you for that at least. But profiteering happens everywhere it's allowed, not necessarily war zones.

You don't know the meaning of profiteering.
Let's leave that aside for now. Things cost money like you keep repeating but then when you do profit gouging all because things cost money, that's ripping hapless people off and it's all shades of wrong.That's too common in poverty stricken places such as Africa. We are just too uncaring. Why do you think Africa is the way it is?

It's not just the stupid leaders, it's you and me as well. My landlady who had a shop in front of the house sold me a congo of rice. It was #500 at the time. I went inside the house to get money for her. I came out in less than 5 minutes. She told me the price was no longer #500 but #600 because someone just told her price of rice had gone up.

That's what the op is telling you people. There's something about Nigerians and morality I don't get. And when you complain they'll tell you to also go and open a shop and start selling stuff too. That's always their last resort like you and another person told the OP.

Afamed:


That was what your brothers at Ochanja market was telling me just yesterday.
They blame Tinubu just to extort innocent people.
Most of you in your markets are not happy, the $ is coming down.
You all wanted $ to be N4000 , so you can continue to blame Tinubu and continue to extort innocent people.

Na only Una dey pay for custom duties?
What your brother wanted to sell for me N78k is sold in Lagos N55k.
Una to greedy for that side

Quick money syndrome, Una too like am.
The keke from Nsukka to Obolor Afor, I took just around Feb, ran out of fuel.
He needed to buy just a litre along the road before he got to another filling station, which is less than 2 klm.

The road sellers black market were not ready to sell below N1500. For a liter of fuel.
Una to like exploitation for that side

People from that region are like that. I won't be surprised if everyone here justifying that nonsense is from that place.

Pecoleee345:


Not surprised you are here....hater of good things.

Few months back you bragged/ salivate everywhere dollar would be above 2k by march .....lol

Shameless.

I just knew it that those justifying these bad things are the same people wishing naira would continue to slide. They're not hard to know

Most Nigerians are evil minded.. Look at them justifying the evil deeds of retailers. Retailers will want customers to buy x3 of the amount they bought the product.. They use rent and tfare as excuse to purnish people.. Same retailers are the people saying government this and government that but they are worst when compared to government.. Op just ignore these ones defending thieves ( Retailers)

SalamRushdie:
So the goods will fly magically from trade fair to your house? Add you wife's transport to and fro , her refreshments at trade Fair and then you will will understand

U get time dey answer d guy that can't think. Many people are just running on sentiment

No mind am.

If its cheap at trade fair, make e go dey buy by himself at trade fair. Make e no enter transport. Make e fly

predictor1:
You just read it up. Thank you for that at least. But profiteering happens everywhere it's allowed, not necessarily war zones.

You don't know the meaning of profiteering.
Let's leave that aside for now. Things cost money like you keep repeating but then when you do profit gouging all because things cost money, that's ripping hapless people off and it's all shades of wrong.That's too common in poverty stricken places such as Africa. We are just too uncaring. Why do you think Africa is the way it is?

It's not just the stupid leaders, it's you and me as well. My landlady who had a shop in front of the house sold me a congo of rice. It was #500 at the time. I went inside the house to get money for her. I came out in less than 5 minutes. She told me the price was no longer #500 but #600 because someone just told her price of rice had gone up.

That's what the op is telling you people. There's something about Nigerians and morality I don't get. And when you complain they'll tell you to also go and open a shop and start selling stuff too. That's always their last resort like you and another person told the OP.

What is happening in Nigeria, everyone is suffering. Everyone needs money

So the people who sell rice.need to also raise money.

Part of life

LoveJesus87:
U get time dey answer d guy that can't think. Many people are just running on sentiment

No mind am.

If its cheap at trade fair, make e go dey buy by himself at trade fair. Make e no enter transport. Make e fly

Una be part of problem for this country.

E dey Una blood.
Buying something N1000 selling it N1900 is business? As if it is the only item he has gone to buy in the market.

Dem just born Una with robbing Peter to pay Paul

Afamed:

Una be part of problem for this country.

E dey Una blood.
Buying something N1000 selling it N1900 is business? As if it is the only item he has gone to buy in the market.

Dem just born Una with robbing Peter to pay Paul

lol

Retailers selling in street are the biggest thieves. Imagine selling a cup of rice for N500 if u multiply that by 200 that's 100k whereas same bag of rice is 75k a bag. Making wooping 25k for a bag. I just pity the masses who can't afford to buy in bulk and depend on this wicked retailers.

LoveJesus87:
lol

Only Una side from Nsukka to Obolor Afor, a black market fuel seller wanted to sell fuel for During the night not even in the night

When the filling station selling at N730 is just 2klm away

Myrepublic:
Most Nigerians are evil minded.. Look at them justifying the evil deeds of retailers. Retailers will want customers to buy x3 of the amount they bought the product.. They use rent and tfare as excuse to purnish people.. Same retailers are the people saying government this and government that but they are worst when compared to government.. Op just ignore these ones defending thieves ( Retailers)

We know them already. They've come out of their shells.
They will justify and wish Nigeria burn up all because of the loss of an election. Pecoleee345 and afamed, you will do well to let them be. Their anger is beyond this thread.

LoveJesus87:
lol

Only Una dey enter transport go buy goods?

Lagos price N55k , Onitsha price N78k

Even the manufacturer does not make N22k as profit on unit of his goods

I said it. Even if you want to buy something to resell... Is it at this rate?

Pecoleee345:
People are wicked in this country.

Greed will finish us in this country.

Go to trade fare and see how street retailers are ripping us off big time.

My wife bought her body cream CT+ at the rate 2100 at trade fare yesterday while in our area retailers are selling it for 3700.

Kk brothers soap my wife bought the pack for 7k(6pieces) while one is sold for 1700 by retailers.

Her sanitary pad she bought 1 pack at the rate of 1050 while retailers sell for 1700.

Even strike bitters sachet pack(20 pieces) wey I dey always use console myself i buy for 2000 she got it for 1450.

Note she didn't even buy at carton price but at pack price because if she was buying in carton the price would be lower that than.


Just yesterday I bought a derica of rice on my way back home for 900 around oshodi terminal while the seller in my street is still selling for 1300 despite price of bag of rice coming down.

We are own problem.......everyone is wicked in this country.

that's why you have government and what again is the work of consumer protection agency

mokwechineme:
that's why you have government and what again is the work of consumer protection agency

You are right but the consumer protection agency can not every where.

We as a citizen needs to help ourselves.

There is no justification buy something N1000 selling it N2000. It's pure evil. No justification in that.

It's purely a circle, the brother who collected $ from his uncles from abroad. He was happy exchanging it for N2000, same brother would cry wolf when he went to market and they sold a plaza TV of 32inc for him 400k

Afamed:


That was what your brothers at Ochanja market was telling me just yesterday.
They blame Tinubu just to extort innocent people.
Most of you in your markets are not happy, the $ is coming down.
You all wanted $ to be N4000 , so you can continue to blame Tinubu and continue to extort innocent people.

Na only Una dey pay for custom duties?
What your brother wanted to sell for me N78k is sold in Lagos N55k.
Una to greedy for that side

Quick money syndrome, Una too like am.
The keke from Nsukka to Obolor Afor, I took just around Feb, ran out of fuel.
He needed to buy just a litre along the road before he got to another filling station, which is less than 2 klm.

The road sellers black market were not ready to sell below N1500. For a liter of fuel.
Una to like exploitation for that side

So you people travel to the East? I thought you call it Barren Land?

Mr nonentity, go back to your state and buy it cheaper.

Pecoleee345:
People are wicked in this country.

Greed will finish us in this country.

Go to trade fare and see how street retailers are ripping us off big time.

My wife bought her body cream CT+ at the rate 2100 at trade fare yesterday while in our area retailers are selling it for 3700.

Kk brothers soap my wife bought the pack for 7k(6pieces) while one is sold for 1700 by retailers.

Her sanitary pad she bought 1 pack at the rate of 1050 while retailers sell for 1700.

Even strike bitters sachet pack(20 pieces) wey I dey always use console myself i buy for 2000 she got it for 1450.

Note she didn't even buy at carton price but at pack price because if she was buying in carton the price would be lower that than.


Just yesterday I bought a derica of rice on my way back home for 900 around oshodi terminal while the seller in my street is still selling for 1300 despite price of bag of rice coming down.

We are own problem.......everyone is wicked in this country.

Na wa oo

Just check nairaland front page of yesterday and see the causes of hardship in Nigeria is not retailers.

That's how they bought from importers who are charged exorbitantly by your customs and FG..

Blame your FG and customs

Afamed:


Only Una dey enter transport go buy goods?

Lagos price N55k , Onitsha price N78k

Even the manufacturer does not make N22k as profit on unit of his goods

you have to understand prices will vary due to some external and internal factors...

It's not greed. It's business. That's the way it works

Afamed:

Una be part of problem for this country.

E dey Una blood.
Buying something N1000 selling it N1900 is business? As if it is the only item he has gone to buy in the market.

Dem just born Una with robbing Peter to pay Paul

Shut up.

In your own region, your mothers are selling a small tuber of yam for 1300 and 1500 when that same size of yam is 900 and 1000 in the region you hate so much.

Lizzysamuel:


So you people travel to the East? I thought you call it Barren Land?

Mr nonentity, go back to your state and buy it cheaper.

I hardly engage kids

Afamed:


I hardly engage kids

Shut up and go back to your state and buy it cheaper

Nuisance

It's crazy out there, what shocked me yesterday, a small scale super market on my street sells 320g of miksi for 2500 while I got it at Marketqwuare for 1725 for same 320g. Is it that market square are getting theirs from Pluto while the others get theirs from Jupiter?