[Avodah] profit margins

[Zev Sero]

herb basser wrote:

> Actually-- profit margins could be halachicly 1000% (beis din does not 
> set prices today) if all merchants set that price and onaah occurs [...]
> in between the two points is  bitul mekah (if you were charged that)--
> get your money back, before the 1/6 rate you are moichal the overcharge.

I don't think the source quoted in the article was talking about ono'oh,
which is a matter of consumer fraud and applies to all items, but about
the caps on profits from food (20%) and food-related items (100%).


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