> The enthusiast offering ... because if everyone else is gouging the visitor, why shouldn't he?
Or because the fee they pay (food truck licence, parking/market fee, tax, etc) is already priced as such so they have little choice. In my country, rent is very high, that's why coffee is so expensive (and coffee places struggle to stay afloat) - the stores compete heavily, but the landlord extracts most of the value.
> The same goes for second-hand clothing stores.
Isn't giving "the girls" first look / priority morally the same? The 2nd-hand stores wise to this could just as easily advertise on vinted, no?
Describing all of this as 'hypercapitalist' seems hyperbolic to me.
The booth fee at the sf flea market is $50. However you have to have a business license with the city (used to be around $35/yr) and register with the market in advance
Or because the fee they pay (food truck licence, parking/market fee, tax, etc) is already priced as such so they have little choice. In my country, rent is very high, that's why coffee is so expensive (and coffee places struggle to stay afloat) - the stores compete heavily, but the landlord extracts most of the value.
> The same goes for second-hand clothing stores.
Isn't giving "the girls" first look / priority morally the same? The 2nd-hand stores wise to this could just as easily advertise on vinted, no?
Describing all of this as 'hypercapitalist' seems hyperbolic to me.