Funny you should say that as I was just discussing the term with my partner. If you are ripped off by someone then you were considered to be a sucker by them. It depends on your point of view. I consider someone taken as a sucker to be the wounded party and the ripper offer as the parasite. We are all suckers to someone. Apparently google can make 5000dollars tracking your data in exchange for using their 'free' services. Maybe we should invent a new term than sucker as surely the rippers off are the leeches here. I feel for anyone who was tricked/fooled into paying over the odds (it has happened to me too with some things) but surely then trying to pass that off to someone else makes you(and by you i dont mean any one person personally) as bad or at least another part of the problem.
It's an ethics issue. It's one of the reasons I'd be no good in business. I feel guilty making a profit. Nothing wrong with some profit it's their/your living but price gouging is something else surely?
I'm not trying to offend anyone it's not my style. I prefer reasoned discussion and rational exchange of views and ideas.
Bruixot