EBay Hit With Suit Alleging Price-Gouging During Covid-19

Ebay Inc. allows unlawful price-gouging of essential items during the Covid-19 pandemic, an Uber and Lyft driver alleges in a new proposed class suit in California federal court.

Jeanette Mercado was sold a 2-pack of N95 masks on eBay in March for $23.98, a nearly 300% markup from pre-pandemic prices, she alleges in a suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Mercado says she was “performing an essential business” and was at high risk for infection due to the close proximity to the public.

Amazon was also hit recently with a suit alleging it unlawfully ...