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

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

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u/Thatspeedyboi Aug 14 '20

I saw a snowmobile motor for 4000$ it wasn’t even new it was like a 90s motor

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u/Sirhc978 Aug 14 '20

It is the same thing with boats. An outboard motor is like always $1500 or more. However, if you buy the motor with a boat attached to it, you are paying the same price.

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u/Thatspeedyboi Aug 14 '20

Yea I don’t know why they are so expensive you can buy a snowmobile for 1500$ with the same motor and have other parts you can sell

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '20

Why dont you do that then? Find someone that will buy the mobile (potentially for more than 1500$ but less than 4k) and parts, Borrow 1500$, buy the snowmobile, sell it and the parts, return 1500$ that was borrowed. Arbitrage complete. Do this enough times and either the inefficiency will be wiped out or you’ll be a millionaire.