Parthenigh in the Last Two Months (Part-2)

Before Philips was forced to step in to try and stop inflation, for a time, the price hikes had gotten so bad that it gave rise to various strange phenomena that needed to be seen to be believed.

For instance, there were examples of soldiers, with pockets bulging with copious amounts of money and heads full of 'copious little' common sense, starting to openly host informal auctions for various goods sold in taverns and brothels.

Example- if one group ordered a good meal, and another new arrival came to find there was none left for them, they might shout to the restaurant owner, 

"Hey, boss! Give the order to us instead. We will pay you 2 ropals extra!"

But such a thing would be like opening Pandora's box.

Not only would the offering group get their desired result, instead, even before the shopkeeper would be able to respond, a third party would shout, 

"No! We will pay 5 ropals!" 

And then another, "Here, we will take it for 10!"