US Investigates Sales of MRE Meals Intended for Hurricane Victims on eBay

[mandy]

Uncle Sam has tried to feed millions of hurricane victims this year with Meals-Ready-to-Eat, or MREs, only to fear that some of them have become Meals-Ready-for-eBay.

The government is looking into whether eBay sellers in Gulf Coast states are trying to profit from military foodstuffs handed out for free following hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma.

...at least some of the MREs advertised on the Web site are being sold from Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida and other Gulf states, and are individually packaged with a disclaimer that clearly notes: "U.S. Government property — Commercial resale is unlawful."

full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051030/ap_o...es_mres_11

[amy]

eFlea spokesh.IT  Hani Didme says "who cares if the hurricane victims get the food intended for them! What matters is that eBay makes money off the listing fees!"

Durzy said, eBay has asked the Pentagon to cite the law that would prohibits the sale of its MREs, but has not gotten an answer.

"When we asked them to show us a law to show it is unlawful, and they were unable to do so, we said they're legal as far as we're concerned," Durzy said.

[bargainbloodhound]

I'm not even going to comment on Hani Dizzy's comments.  Nope not going to say a word about them.    8)









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