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Originally Posted by ken0042
Having worked at a private owned gas station years ago; I understand this. Sometimes the station would end up on top of a price change, other times they lose out. The gas in the tanks lasts for a few days of sales; and if they sell it for the lower price they end up selling out of that gas within a day. So they can be the "good guy" for a day, or make up for a shortfall earlier in the year.
Something I was wondering, I heard about the "don't buy gas on Sunday" campaign; and I know there is a bit of a debate on the effectiveness. What if there was a campaign to avoid major gas stations for a longer period of time? Like Shell, Esso, and Petro Canada? Sure- they wholesale to the smaller guys, but if their own stations are hurting, would that not put more pressure back onto them?
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Yeah I do understand that point here, but even so, how long does it actually take for the refinery being down to impact the supply and therefore price of gas? I know that the impact on price for the consumer is virtually immediate, but the impact on supply isn't. That to me is evidence of collusion, unless there is something I'm completely not considering?