Coronavirus: Hoarders seen selling toilet roll at side of a road as loo roll panic sweeps country

A man has been spotted selling toilet paper on the side of the road at an extremely marked-up price.

Supermarket shelves are empty as people line up before stores open to fill their trolleys to the brim with toilet paper.

Some of those lucky enough to get their hands on toilet paper are trying to on sell it – with one man setting up a truck and trailer roadside.

The man in Prestons, southwest of Sydney, was selling one roll for $2, three rolls for $5 or a box of toilet paper for $70, according to news.com.au. 

Those lucky enough to get their hands on the toilet paper are trying to on sell it – with one man setting up a truck and trailer roadside

Another person was seen selling toilet paper roadside in Altona Meadows, southwest of Melbourne

Another person’s car was covered in toilet paper roadside in Altona Meadows, southwest of Melbourne.

Social media users slammed the actions of those trying to sell the toilet paper.  

‘This is so wrong. It is taking advantage of people. This needs to stop. The council need to step in and fine this ridiculous activity,’ one person said.

‘Australia has gone mad!’

Another said: ‘I hope people are able to resist and not buy from him.’ 

It comes after one man was caught trying to flog packets of toilet paper for $2,000 after listing them on Gumtree and demanding desperate customers pay cash only.  

However, when confronted by Nine in Perth’s CBD, he claimed he was selling the loo roll to pay for an operation and not to make a quick buck.

After he was confronted, the ad was swiftly removed from the internet.

A man has been caught selling packets of toilet paper for $2,000 as supermarket shelves are left bare amid coronavirus fears

People began lining up outside a Coles in Wollongong, NSW, at 6am in a bid to get toilet paper

Stores have had to introduce a four-pack ban so more customers have access to toilet paper

He’s not the only one to attempt to make money from the toilet paper shortage. Others have listed single sheets, rolls and entire packets online for outrageous prices.

The man’s toilet paper scheme comes after supermarkets such as Coles and Woolworths were forced to bring in a four-pack limit to stop people hoarding rolls.

Photos showed shelves absolutely cleared out and shoppers having to go from store to store in order to find toilet paper. 

Shoppers were terrified they would run out of staples such as medication, toilet paper and pasta should they need to self isolate due to coronavirus. 

A total of 73 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in Australia, including two deaths.  

One business put up signs joking they would be out of toilet paper until the year 25020

A Costco in Melbourne had people queuing up outside the door and down the street for sought after products like toilet paper and pasta

People are so desperate to get their hands on toilet paper they have begun queuing up outside of supermarkets hours before they open.

Images showed people lining up outside of a Coles in Wollongong, on the NSW south coast, at 6am.

A Costco in Melbourne had people queued in a line down the street hoping to get their hands on the much-sought after product. 

Stores have had to introduce a four-pack ban so more customers have access to toilet paper. 

A travel business joked a roll of toilet paper came free with flights to Vanauatu 

Supermarket shelves have been left bare as fear of running out of essentials due to coronavirus has sparked mass panic buying

Restaurants, bars and other business have had to advertise they have no toilet paper on the premises so customers don’t steal their toilet paper. 

Some people have even gotten into brawls trying to get their hands on toilet paper.

Three women were filmed fighting over toilet paper at a Woolworths supermarket in Chullora, 15km west of Sydney’s CBD.

Hysterical screaming broke out as the trio brawled in the aisles, with the incident seemingly stemming from a mother and daughter stockpiling toilet paper. 

The woman were filmed brawling in a Woolworths supermarket in Sydney as they tried to buy toilet paper (pictured)

After the fist fight was broken up by a member of staff, the camera panned to show the women’s trolley full to the brim with toilet paper.

‘Are you f*****g joking?’, the other woman asked.

‘I didn’t smack her, she hit me,’ she continued, pointing at the woman’s daughter.

‘I didn’t touch you, I took the packet, and you came and hit me.

‘I just want one pack,’ she said, pointing at the trolley – which was full of toilet paper.

The mother then said ‘get away from my daughter’, as other shoppers implored them to stop fighting.  

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