I have been buying for several years, the jump to the 150 minimum didn't make a lot of sense to me, especially with some of the items offered in the lots. I buy mainly for resale, so I'm always on the lookout for bargains which are becoming scarcer by the minute. I'm still buying from them, not as often as I was because of the minimum and quantities.
There is no way they are surviving on a 10% margin, not possible, no way. They have to be making at least 45%, to be profitable they should really be at 53%. if you are upset over the profits that GL is making then you would really scram if you knew what you were paying for groceries, or retail auto parts, furniture is way out there as are mattreses. I have owned my own business, actually a couple of them, I have always tried to treat people the way I want to be treated, maybe why some people thought I wasn't as successful as they thought I should be. I've always been able to sleep at night, never had to declare bankruptcy, actually sold a couple of business's and watch the people that bought them run them into the ground due to greed.
Enough about me, while I don't agree with everything GL does, I know the only control I have is not to buy if the price is higher than I'm willing to pay. I have complained to them directly, doesn't do a lot of good. Just my two cents.