> Price gouging is a term for a seller pricing much higher than is considered reasonable or fair.
or
> pricing above the market price when no alternative retailer is available
That's my point, actually.
Price gouging is a term for a seller pricing much higher than is considered reasonable or fair.
I'm only interested in the non-value-judgement related meaning. "Reasonable" and "fair" are meaningless.
What other people are saying is "you can't use that word because it's loaded with value judgement." I'm saying "OK, give me an alternative that captures the meaning without the value judgement. And is concise, clear, expressive, and widely understood."
pricing above the market price when no alternative retailer is available
This, also, is meaningless.
Scarcity may be the term you're looking for.