I never said they weren't. I am saying that Adafruit is not playing economics. They're kicking bulls out of their china shop.

The interesting question is: are the resources actually scarce as in "actual users want to buy more of the resource than the supplier can produce", or are scalpers buying up inventory and leaving it unsold simply to drive up the price even more?

There has never been an actual shortage of toilet paper or disinfectant during the pandemic, the production-side supply has always been enough to satisfy the demand - the "shortage" was only because people hoarded up and/or tried to profit by re-selling loo rolls on eBay [1].

[1] https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/ebay-toilet-...