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What do you call someone who steals items and then sells them for double the price?
Is there a specific term for a person who, for example, steals coats that would run for $300 retail and then sells them for $600+ in their own shop, internet or even on the street?
This question would refer to either a "hot" item like the newest PSP that people would be willing to pay anything for or a much needed item in short supply, example rice during a food shortage.
9 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Just a theif. How do they get by charging MORE for stolen items. Normally people sell stolen property at large discounts. I don't understand the scheme here.
- correrafanLv 71 decade ago
Perhaps you're thinking of the word, "Fence"? Usually this term refers to someone who knowingly buys stolen stuff and sells it through a legitimate or quasi-legitimate outlet.
- LouLv 61 decade ago
Very dishonest. Same as people who go around to garage sales looking for valuable objects which the seller does not realize is valuable. That is wrong.
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- FUNdieLv 71 decade ago
A Scalper, although I was under the impression that scalpers actually bought tickets, then sold them at double price.
- 1 decade ago
Smart. However, there are lots of smart criminals too dumb to stay out of prison.
Source(s): The school guard.
