Petition · past parliament

Prevent scalping of hardware and other such items.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Implementation of law prohibiting a resale value of more than 5% within 2 months of a product launch. Fineable offence.
To keep legitimate members of our economy safe and happy. Remove profiteering and tax evasion.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

19 Nov 2020 Petition opened for signatures
10 Dec 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 Dec 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.