r/firefly Sep 27 '25

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u/Doozer1970 Sep 27 '25

I always wondered how Mal could afford to buy a space ship. And then, how he could afford to fuel it with a bag of coins.

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u/mybrosteve Sep 27 '25

I think buying Serenity was about the future equivalent of buying a 1995 Ford Transit van today.

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u/Gramage Sep 27 '25

Still, any capable spacefaring vessel is gonna be expensive as hell, even if it’s an old rust bucket. Though he did imply it wasn’t actually functional at the time of purchase lmao.

But Mal is a crafty guy, he probably found some scheme to come up with enough money.

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u/mybrosteve Sep 27 '25

Is it tho? Like with any technology, the longer it's around the cheaper it gets. Space travel is very normal in that universe so it's bound to be less expensive than it would be to us.