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Redditor Says $100 Amazon Return Pallet Held 40 DDR5 RAM Sticks Worth Thousands

No independent verification has surfaced despite elevated DDR5 prices.

Overview

  • A Reddit user reported buying an Amazon return pallet for $100 and discovering 40 Kingston Fury 16 GB DDR5 modules inside.
  • Based on current retail pricing cited by tech outlets, the haul was estimated at roughly $7,000 to $8,000 in value.
  • Coverage ties the attention to recent DDR5 supply tightness and higher prices driven by demand for high‑end hardware.
  • Amazon return pallets are sold through liquidation channels with unknown contents, creating highly variable outcomes for buyers.
  • The post follows another recent Reddit claim of an Amazon shipment containing ten DDR5 modules instead of one, with commenters offering unverified warehouse scanning‑error explanations and others expressing skepticism.