Solar eclipse glasses that will be handed out by the community are pictured in Depoe Bay, Oregon, U.S., August 8, 2017. REUTERS/Jane Ross
Jason Wright wanted to make a quick buck selling eclipse-viewing glasses on Amazon.com Inc before the moon blocks the sun in a rarely seen cosmic spectacle next week.
He loaded up his credit cards to buy thousands of pairs from a manufacturer, enlisted family and friends to pack and ship them from his parents’ Salt Lake City home and watched the orders pour in. Then Amazon suspended his account.
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