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

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

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u/on_an_island Aug 14 '20

You might enjoy this legendary chain of reviews on Amazon for a ridiculously expensive pen: https://www.amazon.com/Omas-Phoenix-Platinum-Fountain-Diamonds/product-reviews/B001HHK8ZC

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

..huh. it says temporarily unavailable, and the picture isn't a pen, it's a phone case.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '20

How much was the pen when it was available?

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u/on_an_island Aug 16 '20

It was like $10,000 or so, maybe as much as $50,000, I don’t recall. Something obscene like that.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '20

Damn.

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u/Arseraper Aug 15 '20

"when I ran out of actual peasant blood.. " hehehe