Houston Chronicle by Taylor Goldenstein March 26, 2020
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday filed its first price gouging lawsuit amid the coronavirus crisis, alleging a company illegally drove up prices for health-related products.
After Gov. Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster on March 13, Auctions Unlimited, LLC, listed an auction on its website for over 750,000 face masks as well as N95 particulate respirator masks, hand soap, all-purpose cleaner and disinfectant wipes, according to the attorney general’s office.
On March 24, bidding on N95 respirator masks pushed listings as high as $180 for a package of 16 masks. According to the suit, the company typically sells these masks at auction for $10 to $20 a box.
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