Amazon Has Suspended 6,000 Seller Accounts for Pandemic Price Gouging

Signage at an Amazon facility in Bethpage on Long Island, N.Y., on March 17, 2020. Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Amazon said in a letter to investigators on Thursday that more than 6,000 seller accounts were suspended due to price gouging amid the CCP virus pandemic.

The company’s CEO, Jeff Bezos, said the firm also removed more than 500,000 listings on its website for price gouging.