# What common item is most overpriced?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 17, 2022, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-item-is-most-overpriced/976681 "2022-12-17T00:07:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 17, 2022, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-common-item-is-most-overpriced/976681/8 "2022-12-17T02:17:25Z")

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> [@Things that cost WAY more than they should](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-cost-way-more-than-they-should/972196/75):
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> I noticed this when I was a kid. At that time Testor’s model paint cost 25¢/quarter ounce. I did the math and was outraged that they were charging $128/gallon (at the time, enamel paint was maybe $10/gallon).

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