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** This becomes particularly silly with a Sniper cosmetic called Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative. All of the above noted effort for a cosmetic item, except this one consists of the sniper [[YouHaveResearchedBreathing taking off his iconic slouch hat]] and going around bareheaded. Something he already does as part of his melee taunt, it's worth noting.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AThousandAndOneAmericas'': The majority of characters whom Chris meets in his dreams are surprised to see a red-haired person like him and/or a yellow-furred dog like Lon (some characters even Chris has a ''fire hair''). This is because, in RealLife, such people and dogs respectively weren't sighted in the Americas until the arrival of European civilizations.

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* Illegal drugs are also a good example, especially where legality varies between jurisdictions. They can be highly cheap and common in one country where they're legal, and just next door be completely illegal and extremely expensive.
** In the USA, Marijuana prices fluctuated wildly for a time between states where it's legal to obtain and use it, and states where it was completely illegal to own.
** Perhaps the best example of this would be Cocaine. In certain South American countries, Cocaine can be bought extremely cheaply, because it's produced in the country. Meanwhile, in the USA or European countries, it could be worth 100 times the price for the same amount. The cost of the drug doesn't come from the ingredients or creation, it comes from having to smuggle it around the world. That's how the cartels made so much money from it.

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* Illegal drugs are also a good example, especially where Drugs whose legality varies between jurisdictions. They can be highly cheap and common in one country where they're legal, and just next door be completely illegal and extremely expensive.
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In certain South American countries, Cocaine can be bought extremely cheaply, because it's produced in the country. Meanwhile, in the USA or European countries, it could be worth 100 times the price for the same amount. The cost of the drug doesn't come from the ingredients or creation, it comes from having to smuggle it around the world. That's how the cartels made so much money from it.
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See also UnusableEnemyEquipment. Contrast JunkRare and OddlyCommonRarity. Sometimes overlaps with MundaneLuxury. Compare NotRareOverThere when something genuinely ''is'' rare or hard to obtain in some parts of the setting but is a mundane commodity in others.

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See also UnusableEnemyEquipment. Contrast JunkRare and OddlyCommonRarity. Sometimes overlaps with MundaneObjectAmazement or MundaneLuxury. Compare NotRareOverThere when something genuinely ''is'' rare or hard to obtain in some parts of the setting but is a mundane commodity in others.
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* Illegal drugs are also a good example, especially where legality varies between jurisdictions. They can be highly cheap and common in one country where they're legal, and just next door be completely illegal and extremely expensive.
** In the USA, Marijuana prices fluctuated wildly for a time between states where it's legal to obtain and use it, and states where it was completely illegal to own.
** Perhaps the best example of this would be Cocaine. In certain South American countries, Cocaine can be bought extremely cheaply, because it's produced in the country. Meanwhile, in the USA or European countries, it could be worth 100 times the price for the same amount. The cost of the drug doesn't come from the ingredients or creation, it comes from having to smuggle it around the world. That's how the cartels made so much money from it.
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* As explored in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbdij5Vi8oY this]] ''WebVideo/BestOfTheWorst'' video, this is a common problem with speculators. Speculators want the items they're selling to seem like they're worth a lot of money, so they'll often behave as if said items are much more valuable than they actually are, and may even orchestrate big "sales" with groups so intertwined with the speculator that they're practically selling the item to themselves. The video was inspired by an incident where a graded ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' VHS was "sold" for over 70,000 dollars--''Back to the Future'' was one of the most popular films of its era, and VHS tapes of it, even in mint condition, are conversely about as common as a VHS tape can be. However, speculators and graders ''want'' to use fairly common and well-known properties for their subjects, since it will convince large numbers of people that they own something incredibly valuable and should therefore have it graded and sold. Though there do genuinely exist incredibly valuable VHS tapes, they tend to be, well, actually ''rare''--for instance, tapes that had limited runs, tapes that sold badly in their time, and factory errors.

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* As explored in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbdij5Vi8oY this]] ''WebVideo/BestOfTheWorst'' video, this is a common problem with speculators. Speculators want the items they're selling to seem like they're worth a lot of money, so they'll often behave as if said items are much more valuable than they actually are, and may even orchestrate big "sales" with groups so intertwined with the speculator that they're practically selling the item to themselves. The video was inspired by an incident where a graded ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'' VHS was "sold" for over 70,000 dollars--''Back to the Future'' was one of the most popular films of its era, and VHS tapes of it, even in mint condition, are conversely about as common as a VHS tape can be. However, speculators and graders ''want'' to use fairly common and well-known properties for their subjects, since it will convince large numbers of people that they own something incredibly valuable and should therefore have it graded and sold. Though there do genuinely exist incredibly valuable VHS tapes, they tend to be, well, actually ''rare''--for instance, tapes that had limited runs, tapes that sold badly in their time, and factory errors.
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* As explored in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbdij5Vi8oY this]] ''WebVideo/BestOfTheWorst'' video, this is a common problem with speculators. Speculators want the items they're selling to seem like they're worth a lot of money, so they'll often behave as if said items are much more valuable than they actually are, and may even orchestrate big "sales" with groups so intertwined with the speculator that they're practically selling the item to themselves. The video was inspired by an incident where a graded ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' VHS was "sold" for over 70,000 dollars--''Back to the Future'' was one of the most popular films of its era, and VHS tapes of it, even in mint condition, are conversely about as common as a VHS tape can be. However, speculators and graders ''want'' to use fairly common and well-known properties for their subjects, since it will convince large numbers of people that they own something incredibly valuable and should therefore have it graded and sold. Though there do genuinely exist incredibly valuable VHS tapes, they tend to be, well, actually ''rare''--for instance, tapes that had limited runs, tapes that sold badly in their time, and factory errors.
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* Japanese [=CDs=] are often coveted and pricey outside of Japan for their bonus tracks and obi strips... but in Japan they are just regular [=CD=]s. To a lesser extent there are certain vinyl records that are common in their country of origin, most notably ABBA's Ring Ring, which is a bargain bin record in Sweden, and sells for around $30 consistently on Website/EBay. Most UK originals of Beatles albums on vinyl are common second hand, having sold many copies, but are always treated as rare premium items because of the demand for them. Stereo copies are harder to find than the mono ones though.

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* Japanese [=CDs=] are often coveted and pricey outside of Japan for their bonus tracks and obi strips... but in Japan they are just regular [=CD=]s. To a lesser extent there are certain vinyl records that are common in their country of origin, most notably ABBA's Ring Ring, which is a bargain bin record in Sweden, and sells for around $30 consistently on Website/EBay.eBay. Most UK originals of Beatles albums on vinyl are common second hand, having sold many copies, but are always treated as rare premium items because of the demand for them. Stereo copies are harder to find than the mono ones though.



* Used classic Macs sell on Website/{{EBay}} for almost as much as they did when they were new, simply because they're Macs.

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* Used classic Macs sell on Website/{{EBay}} eBay for almost as much as they did when they were new, simply because they're Macs.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Tibia}}'': Cockroach legs. Once a part of a combat tutorial, now unobtainable. What's worse is they're consumed in one of obscure quests.

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