r/pcmasterrace PC Master Race Jul 31 '26

Hardware Found this in the thriftstore

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is this a steal?

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u/tht1guy63 5800x3d | 4080FE Jul 31 '26

With all respect.

Congrats though.

https://giphy.com/gifs/SqU8LQCglW9IB5eCGj

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u/Vv4nd 9800x3d | ASUS 3090 | 96Gb @ 6000 CL30 Jul 31 '26

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u/tht1guy63 5800x3d | 4080FE Jul 31 '26

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u/RGN_CarNagE Jul 31 '26

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u/theseawoof Jul 31 '26

Damn, I didn't watch the last season of Expanse because I didn't want it to have to end. This just made me want to finally finish it

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u/RGN_CarNagE Jul 31 '26

Do it. Its a little rushed, but its a satisfying end to the inaros arc. Some of my favorite moments are in that season.

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u/Crumblycheese Laptop Jul 31 '26

That cliff hanger though...

There's books that round off the story but damn, they cancelled it too early 😭

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u/DredgenCyka 14900KS | 4080 Super | 128gb DDR5 7200 Aug 01 '26

It was "not popular enough" as it continues to be in the top 10 most watched TV series on Amazon Prime Video. Literally one of the best Space Opera TV shows out there

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u/RickSanchez_ Aug 01 '26

The last 3 books are amazing. Here’s to hoping they end up adapting them in 25ish years.

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u/ozymandieus Aug 01 '26

Would be much closer to 10 years from now if we want them to look similar to how they look in the books. Anti aging meds slow down aging significantly and its already been 5 years since they stopped filming

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u/hardy_83 Aug 01 '26

I would suggest the books. The show sticks close enough to the books that it's not jarring to go to them after the show. There are differences but nothing drastic, and it does get pretty interesting.

I also suggest the author's other book series Captives War. That's super interesting too. Aliens are real and their assholes. Lol

Also read by the same guy, Jefferson Mays, who's an amazing reader if you're into audio books.

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u/No_Veterinarian9803 Aug 02 '26

Now I have to rewatch whole thing once again!

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u/QuickPirate36 R7 5700X3D, RX 9070 XT, 32GB 3200Mhz Jul 31 '26

Does that shit say €12.50????

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u/JuniTheFox PC Master Race Jul 31 '26

Yup

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u/QuickPirate36 R7 5700X3D, RX 9070 XT, 32GB 3200Mhz Jul 31 '26

cᶠoͧnͨgᵏratʸuͦlͧations

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u/KabirGamer97 Desktop | R5-5600G/RTX3060/16GB DDR4 Jul 31 '26

I think you meant:

ḉ̷̢͖͓̹͉̠̟̜̙̗͎̺̖͖̹̞̹̻͇͙͎̲̗̝̼͓̎͗̓́̚͜o̷͓̜͊́̂͜ń̷̡̡̛̛̬̦̮͕̤͊̈́̕g̶̙̳̱̹͎͈̪̜̝͎̗̜̭̙̼̞̃͋͛̔̀̔͛̅́̍̀̄̈̋̐͒̂̾̓̉̅̑̃̅̕̚͜͝ͅr̵̡̗̬̬͉̝̪̠̭̤̩͈͚̰̎͊͜ą̵̧̛͖̜͉̜͊̾͑̂̀̈́̿̊̎̂̅̀̋̃̉͐͆̋͊͑̀̚͘͘͠t̴̢̡̢̧̡̝̬̠̦̻͕̘̦̼̱̰̱͎̫̟̥̺͍͇̜̺͕̳̟̤͔̩͕̹̙̰̰̹̣͇̰͔̤̗̪̙͔̃͐̊̔̍͊̀̎͒͊̈́̂͒̍̈́́͂̓́͌̉̇̀́̀̕̚͝͝͝͝ͅͅͅư̵̢̡͕̦̯͔̺̲͕͙̙̰͚̳̯͈̟̪̳̰̲̗̲̰͙̱̳͆͐̇̀͒͊̀̏͆͊̕͘͜ͅͅl̵̨̛̗͇̱̜̝͈̺̲̖̪̤̪̤̺̞̦͉͚̙̖͎̫͍̣̩̮͕̟̥̪̞͖̟͇̱̭̣̟͇̤̘̺̝̳̲̓́̿͑̊̓̍̌́̉̿͐̊͜͝a̷̢̨̨̢̹̥̪̙̟̣̲̻̣̳̭͇̟̣̤͈͍̦̥̮̪̥̟̖̰̗͎̭͈̦̰̼̭̠̫̣͕̗̲͗̕͜͜͜ͅͅt̵̢̧͈̪̝͎̹̼̤͎̘̖̺͇͇̬͈̩͔̜̥̱̮̹͓͖͍̻̻̟͈͈̱̘͈̉̈́̍̍͌̐̀̉̆̓̈͊̇̓̈́̂͑̑̂̋̔͐͐̂̒́̐̃́̾̅̊͛̒̒͂̐̉̍̍͛̉̚͘͜͜͝͝͝͝͝͠ͅį̸̨̛̣͔̣̟̥͙͎͖͎̯̯̮͙͓̮͍̞̞̲̙̮͖̖͓͔͓̖̻͙̟̮̻̲͍̖̺̻͔͕̲̥̺̫̦̼͊̿̅̓̔̃̃͂̄̀́͛̔̈͛̽̊̉̓̆͌̑̋̀̈́͑̊̽͛̅͂̀̉̆͗͑̓̉̚͠͠͠ǫ̷̢̢̧͓̬͉̖̝̱̖̙̳͙̭̤͎̜̲͍͈̗̻͉̠̜̤͍̣͙̖̆͗̄͆̓̅͝ͅͅͅņ̷̢̧̧̨̺̙̱͇̬̖̞͈̫̻̯̟̜̙̩̲̰͚͇̙̲̗͔̜͈̗̯̖̯͔̪̰̱͍͚̿́́̊̍͊̎́̉̌̇͐̍́͊̋̏̐̄͗͌͒̏̃̑̂͂̐̒̽͗̔̽̕̚͜͠͠͠ș̶̨͎̮͓̝̫͔̦͕̤͙̯̥̬͖̖̤̘̻̰͔̳̙̥̪̟̆͐̈́̑̉̾̎̑͑͊̍͗̓́̚͘͠͝͝͝ͅ

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u/TramEatsYouAlive 9800x3d | 3090 | 64G G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo DDR5 Jul 31 '26

Totally stealing this

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u/RylleyAlanna PC Sales and Repair Shop Owner Jul 31 '26

€500 worth of ram for €12.50? I wouldn't even blink before that's in my cart.

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u/Comfortable_Ebb7015 Desktop Jul 31 '26

I would wake up in the night and turn on the PC to check if it wasn't just a dream!

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u/SubstantialBreak3063 Jul 31 '26

Ha ha nice

Incidentally where are you in the world maybe coordinates

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u/JuniTheFox PC Master Race Jul 31 '26

Netherlands found it in rataplan amersfoort

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u/Ok_Audience_6883 Jul 31 '26

Gast, lekkerrr:)

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u/vincent-nl Desktop R7 5800X3D - RX7900XT - 32GB 3600c18 Aug 01 '26

They did not have more? I would go right now if they did (only seeing this post now)

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u/JuniTheFox PC Master Race Aug 01 '26

Nope. Als dat zo was had ik ze allemaal wel meegenomen haha

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u/GermanMaverick i9-10900F | RTX 4070 | 32Gb Ram | Jul 31 '26

Funny part is that probably they were happy it finally sold, it's very likely it had been sitting there for ages, imagine how many discounts it went before hitting that price lmaoooo

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u/Abysswalk889 Ryzen 5 5600X | RX 9060 XT | 32GB ram Jul 31 '26

Nah, doubt it was there for even a couple of months.

I’ve worked at a lot of OP shops (thrift) for you unaustralians. Plenty of people go looking for pc parts, console shit, or whatever. Usually goes out the door fast.

Only thing that never sells is shit from like 1990 electronics lol.

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u/Bukowski-Waits Jul 31 '26

And they labelled it as lighting 🤣

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u/Sienile Jul 31 '26

Well, they're not wrong... It sure is gaslighting this sub.

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u/blackarmoredMP Aug 01 '26

It also says lightning as a product category.

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u/HeyItsKev1611 Jul 31 '26

Outdated hardware. Essentially E-waste. Send it to me I'll help you dispose of it.

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u/Limp-Mistake3481 Jul 31 '26 edited Aug 01 '26

I can help too, you dont have to carry this burden all alone!

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u/ZorianNL Ryzen 9 9950X3D, RTX5090, 64GB, RGB!! Jul 31 '26

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '26

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u/Public_Courage5639 Jul 31 '26

This looks so cursed, i love it

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u/Dilectus3010 Jul 31 '26

Honestly.... I was never an NVIDIA fan, not hating them... but now... FUCK THIS ASSHOLE.

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u/Colacubeninja DX 66, 4MB RAM, 16MB Voodoo 3 Jul 31 '26

You've already got 64gb pal calm down

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u/JuniTheFox PC Master Race Jul 31 '26

I see your flair i also have 2x 8mb voodoo 2 and 2x 12mb voodoo 3

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u/MrRockit 9800x3d/5080/64gb Jul 31 '26

Wild that whatever thrift store you found this in thought it was lighting.

Verlichting = lighting

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u/DiodeFox Ryzen 5800X3D, nvidia 2070S, 32GB 3600 CL16 Jul 31 '26

Ikr and it's not even RGB ram

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u/saldas_elfstone i7-9700k / Ryzen 7 5800x3d, RTX3080, 128Gb RAM Jul 31 '26

Where the fuck are these thrift stores that sell new packs of RAM? Or any other components for that matter. Where I live, thrift stores sell used Chinese rags and old lamps. Nothing even remotely like this. I'm so jealous.

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u/JuniTheFox PC Master Race Jul 31 '26

Its not new new its open boxed

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u/Tiny_Regular_5319 29d ago

Welke 2e hands zaak was dit? Had nooit verwacht om zo'n post over een Nederlandse winkel te zien.

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u/scotte416 i5-13400 - 5060ti16 Jul 31 '26

Same, the closest thing the thrift stores I have to good shit are a couple of old keyboards and a mouse if you're lucky.

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u/Joker-Smurf Aug 01 '26

Thrift stores here will have a toaster, a kettle, a coffee maker and some cracked plates…

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u/JadedTwo17 Jul 31 '26

Youd be surprised the stuff thrift stores get. Back in the day i made a living reselling thrift items. Those days are gone for years now. Most thrift store hire people to go through their stuff and pull out high value items and list the items on ebay. You wouldnt even know it was coming from a thrift store ordering it on eBay either. The super high fees on ebay also make that hussle not worth it.

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u/TunaBlub Jul 31 '26

As someone who lives in the Netherlands, this guy got really lucky.

The amount of real trash I see such stores try to sell for huge amounts of money is sad.

Super lucky find, enjoy it OP!

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u/Emu1981 Jul 31 '26

Where the fuck are these thrift stores that sell new packs of RAM?

Thrift/charity stores around here check the prices of their stock and price them according to the online second hand market to avoid having their good stock bought out those people who buy from them to resell at a profit. I don't blame the stores for doing that but it does make it harder for people in need to get what they need at a price that they can afford without having to go through the hassle of getting verified as a person in need of charitable help...

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u/Dilectus3010 Jul 31 '26

The thing is, this shit ends up in these kind of thrift stores run by folk who dont know anything about tech.

That is why its listed as ''lightening'' and is so damn cheap.

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u/CrazyBird85 Jul 31 '26

They probably looked it up online and found ram lighting kits.

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u/I_Am_Dumb-So_Are_You Jul 31 '26

Lighting - Probably meaning priced to sell fast. Yeah OP, you stole that! Nice find.

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u/Dilectus3010 Jul 31 '26

I get your point, but the Dutch word litterely can't be mistaken for Lightning as in FAST.

The Lighting you mean in Dutch = bliksem.

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u/ettorepolar Jul 31 '26

According to my calculations, Euro 12,50 means you're paying it in karma. How's that kid you saved yesterday?

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u/GoldenMarky Aug 02 '26

Im good thanks for asking

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u/Moquai82 R7 7800X3D / X670E / 64GB 6000MHz CL 36 / 4080 SUPER Jul 31 '26

12 Euro and 50 Cents.

For DDR5 32gb 6000 mhz.

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u/Firelord770 Jul 31 '26

Even at ddr5s lowest prices thats almost a 10th what it wouldve costed

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u/TD_Lemon_1901 Jul 31 '26

Sounds about right

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u/DeathHopper Jul 31 '26

Ah to go back to 2025 prices. That kit is over 300 today.

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u/TD_Lemon_1901 Jul 31 '26

Actually above 500 for cl30....

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u/Sea-Cryptographer430 Aug 01 '26

I just paid £447 for that exact kit, 32GB RAM (2x16GB) 6000MHz 30CL - AMD Expo

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u/Iam_just-me2 9060xt 16gb/r7 7700/2x8 5200/1tb nvme m.2 1440@180hz Jul 31 '26

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u/Avf13 Firefox Jul 31 '26

Opened comments for this

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u/T_rex2700 Jul 31 '26

no fucking way like even before how do they not even look up whats on the label

anyway you lucky bastard used all your luck for this year lol

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u/JuniTheFox PC Master Race Jul 31 '26

Ohh i still have luck. Got a lot of ssds what I sell

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u/DiodeFox Ryzen 5800X3D, nvidia 2070S, 32GB 3600 CL16 Jul 31 '26

GET HIM. HES GOT RAM!!!

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u/Mayoo614 5600X | 4070S Jul 31 '26

We're all being mislead. This is actually 1250

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u/JuniTheFox PC Master Race Jul 31 '26

Nah it was 12.50

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u/SlaveroSVK Jul 31 '26

which store in Germany has these prices?

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u/prank_mark Jul 31 '26

The one in the Netherlands

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u/JuniTheFox PC Master Race Jul 31 '26

Nah nintendo thumb

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u/Ambitious-Stick-9234 I use Arch BTW Jul 31 '26

12.5 grams of gold

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u/Mr_CJ_ Jul 31 '26

Store name ?

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u/JuniTheFox PC Master Race Jul 31 '26

It's in the Netherlands, its called: Rataplan

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u/Matt__2701 Jul 31 '26

WAIT... WHAT ?!??!

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u/unnderwater 9800X3D | Strix X870E-E | 32GB DDR5 | RTX 5090 Astral Jul 31 '26

Che culo

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u/the_flesh_ Jul 31 '26

If it works..

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u/Connect-Bicycle-6897 Jul 31 '26

Jeas...jealous crisis... Come one. I wonna be also lucky as you

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u/JointChap Jul 31 '26

You motherfucker

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u/Jertimmer PC Master Race Jul 31 '26

It's a trap! Put it back and let me know where it is so I can safely dispose of it.

/s

Congrats, that's a good find!

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u/Independent-Bad9059 Aug 01 '26

Verlichting 😆

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u/scrotanimus i9 14900K | 5090 | 32GB Aug 01 '26

Good for you and your overly bendy thumb! 👍 😘

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u/G-Dingy Jul 31 '26

My best thrift store find was a pack of 10 comics for $10. I’m not a comic person but I know how to look up the value of things. 9 of the comics were worthless but the Incredible Hulk issue #181, I was able to sell for $850.

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u/KazunaiOwO Jul 31 '26

“Verlichting”

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u/JuniTheFox PC Master Race Jul 31 '26

Welkom bij kringlopen zonder zorgen

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u/Misterhellno i7 14700k RX 9070 XT 32gb ddr4 Jul 31 '26

Gang shit

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u/Akkun351 Ryzen core 11 Jul 31 '26

Surely not stolen

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u/JuniTheFox PC Master Race Jul 31 '26

Nope i paid for it im a good boy

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u/Akkun351 Ryzen core 11 Jul 31 '26

Did not meant from you

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u/DiodeFox Ryzen 5800X3D, nvidia 2070S, 32GB 3600 CL16 Jul 31 '26

Why would someone steal it. And give it to a thrift store?

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u/Akkun351 Ryzen core 11 Jul 31 '26

Idk, would not be the first time someone does something without even a real reason (like selling that ram at that price)

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u/pickers4 Jul 31 '26

Jokes on you it's not even cl30... 😂 😭

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u/JuniTheFox PC Master Race Jul 31 '26

Still, its 12,50

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u/pickers4 Jul 31 '26

Ik bro I was kidding 😂

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u/Fearless_Air_1729 Jul 31 '26

Bro's getting that 777 real hard

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u/TechnoGMNG589 Ryzen 7 9800x3d, 5070ti Jul 31 '26

bro

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u/PRSPCT Jul 31 '26

Welke kringloop damn i am jelly

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u/JuniTheFox PC Master Race Jul 31 '26

Rataplan

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u/Majorjim_ksp Jul 31 '26

That is an insane price!

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u/AL_DOKHAN Jul 31 '26

Yeah it's a bad purchase you got scammed twin /s

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u/True_Protection6842 Jul 31 '26

Shit! you can sell that for like $150 now! It's worth the sticker price...but it's 2026!!!

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u/Karmacosmik Jul 31 '26

I found the same exact one but 32x2!! It was a few months ago though

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u/Sampsa96 AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D | Nvidia RTX 3070 Jul 31 '26

Nice, hope it works

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u/cirebeye Jul 31 '26

Surely that's 1250 euro, correct? Still a bargan

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u/Iphonjeff 14900k MSI z790 Carbon WIFI 5080 FE Jul 31 '26

Great deal

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u/AboveAverage1988 Jul 31 '26

YOU WHAT?! No, that's not a steal, that's grand larceny!

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u/Roy_Leroaux Aug 01 '26

Be very carefull in case this anazing luck will be followed by bad luck because karma is like 👀
https://giphy.com/gifs/Ry1MOAeAYXvRVQLPw3

Jokes aside: Congrats! I hope they work!!!!!

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u/geo_gan Ryzen 5950X | RTX4080 | 64GB Aug 01 '26

Why would store owner be that ignorant of recent market value of DDR5 RAM. Every “thrift” type secondhand store in my country knows exactly how much it’s worth. And sell most things for basically “new” prices.

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u/RUPlayersSuck R9 7900X | RX 9060 XT | 32GB DDR5 Aug 01 '26

A steal? Thats Grand Theft Module!

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u/swanny_EiZO Aug 01 '26

Never trust someone whos thumb bends this way...

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u/Faulty-Systems Aug 01 '26

Here in the Netherlands you can only find old VHS players. I've never found something valuable ever

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u/Former_Astronaut5316 ryzen 5 5600 | rtx 4060 | 16 gb 3200 Aug 02 '26

How dare you even asking is this a steal

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u/TechieGuy12 8088 | 640KB RAM | 20MB HDD | CGA | DOS Jul 31 '26

It all depends if you paid for it or just walked out with it. 

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u/JuniTheFox PC Master Race Jul 31 '26

I paid for it ofc

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u/kgquovadis Jul 31 '26

So... which thrift store was this at?

Asking for a friend who also lives in NL.

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u/JuniTheFox PC Master Race Jul 31 '26

Rataplan

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u/Motorcat33 Jul 31 '26

OP probably stole it anyways

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u/stRiNg-kiNg Jul 31 '26

I wish thrift stores near me sold computer stuff besides keyboards and mice.

I used to do community service at goodwill and people drop off computers, laptops, phones all day and they mysteriously disappear. They never end up on a shelf. When people donate clothes they are tossed into a trailer to be sent away for cleaning. Computer stuff? No frickin clue. Goodwill is a racket 100%. That place probably makes bank and only for the behind the scenes shit.

I'd love to hear from people who actually work there cuz community service people were never allowed near that stuff

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u/gaidzak PC with big stats! sits Idle 99% Jul 31 '26

i swear thrift stores do this on purpose. These are loss leaders so we come to their stores in droves and buy other things while looking for the diamond in the rough.

I'm FOMOing and looking for thrift stores near my location.

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u/Tzilbalba Jul 31 '26

That's not only a steal, you robbed the atmosphere machine, a 32gb 6000mhz cl36 ddr5 Kingston fury pair like that is $450...you saved like €500

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u/MobiusNaked Ryzen 9 3900X, 3080, 32GB DDR4, m2 Evo Pro .5 TB, 2TB SSD Jul 31 '26

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u/daatyson Jul 31 '26

100% fake

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u/bombocladius Jul 31 '26

I think you work there and you made this label for Reddit.

There's just no way they'd make such an error

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u/DiodeFox Ryzen 5800X3D, nvidia 2070S, 32GB 3600 CL16 Jul 31 '26

You thought wrong. XD (Drinking a beer with op rn)

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u/phl23 Desktop Jul 31 '26

Orange watch band, confirmed Netherlands

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u/bombocladius Jul 31 '26

Love it

Great catch guys, enjoy!

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u/JuniTheFox PC Master Race Jul 31 '26

Thank you!

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u/pfroo40 Jul 31 '26

Congrats, but, also...

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u/bitronic1 Jul 31 '26

Was it sealed too?

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u/Numerous_Analysis681 Jul 31 '26

Enjoy your RAM, you have literally found a piece of gold in a trash bin.

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u/Banmers Jul 31 '26

lies, why would it be marked as lights.

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u/memeatic_ape Jul 31 '26

Steal of the millennium

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u/Relevant_Ring_5055 Jul 31 '26

Another mans trash is another mans treasure

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u/s1nd3vil Jul 31 '26

You ment to say you bought this

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u/Tin11Tin Jul 31 '26

Literally just spent 380 euros for 32 gb today 🥲

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u/ElectricalChampion71 Jul 31 '26

Which country are you from?

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u/Edexote PC Master Race Jul 31 '26

No way.

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u/tripps_on_knives Jul 31 '26

I mean this genuinely and sincerely.

I am not happy for you.

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u/Txkevo Jul 31 '26

Does it smell like moth balls?

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u/TheHungryRabbit Ryzen 7 5800X | RX 7800 XT | 32GB Jul 31 '26

At first I read 1250 euros and I thought, yep that make sense right now, I am not surprised

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u/thestillwind Jul 31 '26

I call it fake.

Grats…

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u/KidJuggernaut Jul 31 '26

What kind of thrift stores you guys are visiting 

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u/Puppiessssss 7800X3D 64GB 4080s Jul 31 '26

Pffft not even RGB.

Give it to me.

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u/Lavamask EndeavourOS (not arch btw) | 7800x3d | RTX 4090 Jul 31 '26

this is like finding a gold bar out in the open in our current economy

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u/StardustWithH20 Jul 31 '26

It's only a steal if you stole it.

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u/JankyK1 Jul 31 '26

that's crazy I found the SAME ram at a bargain bin store lol. "BSW OUTLET". now I'm wondering if this ram even works they giving it away everywhere 🤣 128gb, 6000/

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u/DivL Jul 31 '26

Just WTF

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u/TutenTag Jul 31 '26

That doesnt say 12.50 does it??

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u/Hanfiball Jul 31 '26

How?!? Who even sold that to the thrift store? It's not like ddr5 ram is out long enough people have it just lying around and no idea what it is.

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u/Indigo_Tadeo Jul 31 '26

Netherlands? What store? I’ll have to go check it out next haha