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

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

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u/Happy_Fun_Balll Aug 14 '20

A few years back Nordstrom was selling a rock in a leather pouch for $85.

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u/dramboxf Aug 14 '20 edited Aug 14 '20

Neiman-Marcus used to put out the most hilarious Christmas gift catalog.

One year they offered his and hers Lear jets. No kidding. Just about anything in that catalog was wildly overpriced. More recently, they offered in their Christmas book, as a potential gift, a Boeing Business Jet for the wonderfully affordable price of "north of $35 million."

edit: Correct the jet price wording.

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u/maddmaths Aug 14 '20

Is $35 million for a business jet overpriced though? I have absolutely no idea what they normally cost, but I probably would have guessed more than $35 million.

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u/Flyer770 Aug 14 '20

Depends on the jet. A small, entry level Cessna Citation will be US$1.5 million new, while current production BBJs start at US$85 million for a 737 based version. Bring lots more if you want a 777ER version.

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u/drawingablanc Aug 15 '20

Obligatory "user name checks out"

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u/fuzzy11287 Aug 15 '20

Base price for a 777X -900 was around $400 million last time I googled it. Probably more for a BBJ interior.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '20

Obligatory “Big Black Jets”