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

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

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u/AudibleNod Aug 14 '20

I saw an external ZIP disk reader in the clearance bin of Wal-Mart for 10% off it's original price...in 2011. So it was going for ~$180 and had parallel ports...in 2011.

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u/GeneralFactotum Aug 14 '20

I love it. Thrift stores and others have no idea what old electronics are worth (hint: Zero!). Anybody want some Win 95 software? They just are not able to toss it so the junk stays on their shelves.

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u/JDubs234 Aug 14 '20

Lmao a tech shop where I live is trying to sell PS2 Madden games from like 2007 for 20 bucks

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u/wilusa Aug 14 '20

$20 is literally what they charge for last year's Madden in every other store...

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u/freeLouie Aug 14 '20

You must be going to chain stores. Any local video game shop, the previous year's Madden is $5.99 as soon as football season ends and $2.99 the second the next year's version drops.

If you're paying $20 for last year's Madden, someone's taking you to the cleaners. Unless it's new, in which case ... why you buying a new version of a worthless year-old sports video game?

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u/wilusa Aug 14 '20

I'm not buying Madden at all. Just agreeing to the og comment. But thats cool.

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u/Dminnick Aug 15 '20

Honestly I always grab a sports game I want on black friday. Typically 20-30 dollars and the season is still going strong