2 RATS

One of the biggest sellers of pirated anime is the store chain 2 Rats for the Brats. Aside from the copyright infringement, the actions of these store owners is reprehensible because they sell copies of anime and movies which are "fan subs" or copies given by the anime and movie makers to loyal fans which are not meant to be copied or resold.

Aside from reselling or "repackaging" fan subs to the gullible public, they are widely suspected of hoarding action figures in order to jack up the price. The word on the street is that they create artificial shortage in order to sell a few copies of the hoarded goods at exorbitant prices; in excess of 300% sometimes. Tsk tsk.