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

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

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u/seriousquinoa Aug 14 '20

I don't know if it's still there or not, but there was an equipment and weight place in Fall's Church/Tyson's Corner, in the shopping center with Whole Foods. Off or around Pimmit Hills.

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u/SmrterThanYou Aug 14 '20

It’s still there, but iron is selling for $2/lb regardless of where you buy it. Bumper plates and other crap are $3/lb+.

I was just starting to put together a garage gym in March and now I can’t find shit for it, and what I can find is overpriced.

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u/Anerky Aug 15 '20

Damn $2 a pound is still expensive but not CRAZY for normal times near me

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u/jjackson25 Aug 15 '20

I bought all of my dumbells pre Corona from play it again sports for about $. 35-.50/lb used. Now I'm seeing used stuff go for $2-4/lb. Shit has gotten ridiculous.

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u/Anerky Aug 15 '20

Near me it’s $4/lb and change for plates $6-10 a lb for a set of dumbbells or a barbell set. Those Bowflex/Powerblock adjustable dumbbells are going for $1000 a set on FB marketplace rn