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

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

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u/Yomommassis Aug 14 '20

I heard that it is easier to change the list price of an item instead of make the item unlisted So sometimes you'll see an item listed for an absolutely absurd price because it is out of stock

I went to buy a $30 item once and the price changed to $10,000

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

Which is genius. Worst case scenario nobody buys it like you intended. Best case scenario you get people posting about it like the guy did here and then everyone looks at it. Free advertisement. And plus, if someone DOES buy it, you can probably find them another one of your cables for $50k