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When the demand of a product is higher than the speed that a shop/supplier, the prices will increase. The shop is always going to want a profit, and if they can't make a big enough profit out of the few products (who's supply is running out) they will have no choice but to raise prices. If they didn't raise prices, all their goods would soon run out, giving them a lesser profit than if they raised the price.

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