ChrisG is not doing anything wrong, if he tried to sell the pellets for more than retail then he would be scalping. That is not what he is doing, he is finding deals for large quantities then selling them at a markup just like any retailer would do.
If he was trying to sell the pellets for more than they could be purchased retail then he would be scalping.
Denial isn't just a river in Egypt, I see. ChrisG has specifically admitted to buying 'dented tin specials' and to buying empty undented tins to switch out the pellets that weren't damaged in the dented tin specials he originally purchased. If you look at what I posted about the Deceptive Trades and Practices Act, you will see that it can be construed as having violated the Act. Which in itself is a violation of the ....
Business & Commerce Code: Title 2. Competition and Trade Practices, Chapter 17. Deceptive Trade Practices.
As well as ... 15 U.S. Code § 57a - Unfair or deceptive acts or practices rulemaking proceedings
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/57a
You can stick up for him all you want to; but, the simple fact of the matter is that this type of business could violate both state and federal laws.
Even if he hasn't actually sold (as yet) any of these altered, secondhand, tins of pellets, his admissions could constitute intent to do so which in the eyes of the law could be considered an 'attempt'.
An attempt to commit a crime occurs if a criminal has an intent to commit a crime and takes a substantial step toward completing the crime, but for reasons not intended by the criminal, the final resulting crime does not occur. Attempt to commit a particular crime is a crime, usually considered to be of the same or lesser gravity as the particular crime attempted. Attempt is a type of inchoate crime, a crime that is not fully developed. The crime of attempt has two elements, intent and some conduct toward completion of the crime. Criminal Law - Cases and Materials , 7th ed. 2012, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business; John Kaplan (law professor), Robert Weisberg, Guyora Binder, , [https://law.stanford.edu/publications/criminal-law-cases-and-materials-7th-edition/]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempt
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