One of the wildest PC bargain stories making the rounds right now comes from a Reddit user who walked into a local liquidation store and walked out with what most people would consider a dream upgrade for almost nothing.
In a post shared on the r/PCMasterRace community, Redditor u/L0OK0UTT explained that he was browsing a nearby liquidator shop—one of those stores that sells overstock, unsold inventory, or customer returns from major retailers at steep discounts—when he spotted a Crucial 64GB DDR5-5600 SO-DIMM laptop memory kit. It was an Amazon return and included two 32GB sticks, a high-capacity DDR5 RAM kit typically used to boost performance in compatible laptops and small form factor systems.
There was one catch: the package didn’t have a price tag.
Instead of leaving it behind, he brought the RAM kit to the checkout along with a few household items. At the register, the cashier tried to look up the product in the store system but couldn’t identify it or confidently assign a value. After a short attempt to figure it out, the cashier reportedly gave up and rang the entire thing up for $6.99.
Yes, $6.99 for 64GB of DDR5 laptop RAM.
That’s the kind of purchase that sounds like a typo, but the receipt showed the $6.99 charge—and the story quickly blew up because of how far that price is from normal retail. A single 64GB DDR5 memory stick can cost hundreds of dollars, and 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 SO-DIMM kits are often priced in the high hundreds depending on speed, brand, and availability. In other words, this was a near once-in-a-lifetime pricing mistake in the buyer’s favor.
The Redditor’s advice was simple: check your local liquidators. Because these stores deal in returns and odd inventory, pricing can sometimes be inconsistent—especially on niche PC components that staff may not see often. That doesn’t mean everyone will stumble into a $7 RAM kit, but it’s a reminder that surprising tech deals still exist outside the usual online shopping routines.
It’s also worth noting that big-box retailers and major online stores sometimes offer unusually strong discounts, too—whether through clearances, bundles, or occasional mispricing. Still, when it comes to pure bargain-hunter chaos, a liquidation store with a mystery-priced DDR5 kit is hard to beat.
