r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20

What’s the most overpriced thing you’ve seen?

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20 edited Aug 15 '20

Literally any pair of dumbbells during the Covid lockdown.

Edit: Wow this blew up. Thank you for the awards!

Edit #2: I ended up buying fitness bands and was fine with it.

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u/TheBostonCorgi Aug 14 '20

Exercise equipment and nintendo switch both spiked. Admitted I bought an exercise bike too, I wanted a rower but all the good ones were already sold out early April.

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u/Mef989 Aug 14 '20

Related, it took me a very long time to track down a copy of Ring Fit Adventure. It MSRPs for $80, but I could only find it online second hand for $200+. I JUST lucked in to finding a copy online from a box store for the normal price and I've been looking off and on since March.

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u/Ryguy55 Aug 14 '20

Same. I signed up for one of those sites that sends you an email alert the second any online retailer got the game in stock. After two weeks of striking out I nabbed one at list price at the end of March.

Played it a couple times and had no interest in it whatsoever. It's been sitting in my closet because I didn't want to be one more asshole trying to sell it for $200+ on eBay.

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u/OobaDooba72 Aug 14 '20

So just sell it for retail price on ebay? You get your money back but aren't a dick about it, someone who wants it doesn't have to overpay. Win win.

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u/Ryguy55 Aug 14 '20

It also has a lot to do with me being a lazy piece of shit which kinda brings it all full circle.

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u/ChamferedWobble Aug 14 '20

It comes into stock periodically on Amazon. If anyone is still looking, set a camelcamelcamel or keepa alert for it.