# Where there any shortages that weren't just from people overbuying because of the fear of a shortage?

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Here’s a recent thread over in MPSIMS about hobby equipment shortages:

> [@Hobby parts unavailable during the Pandemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobby-parts-unavailable-during-the-pandemic/942387):
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> Keeping tropical fish is one of my hobbies. I am unable to find a small pump used to pull air out of water carrying pipes, and a “Majano Wand”, a small rod that uses 12v to dissolve glass anemone pests. What can you not find for your hobby?

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