Answer:
Yes, one can hold off from buying something or stock up on something because of expectations.
You got to look it up. i am sorry i wish i could but there a whole side on it.
The first one, after the 4th crusade which saw the sacking of Constantinople by the crusaders who had been stranded there waiting for their payment from the emperor of the Byzantine empire, let's just say that the Byzantines weren't big fans of western Europe for a good while, but I could be wrong so wait for other answers :)
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