Redditor finds $600 Kingston Fury 32GB DDR5-6000 kit at a thrift store for just $14

Q: What precautions or caveats does the article mention about buying open-box or thrift-store RAM?

The article warns that the kit was listed as open-box and the Redditor did not confirm whether both modules are fully functional, so functionality is not guaranteed. It notes that at the shown price the financial risk is minimal and that even a dead kit could still serve as dummy RAM sticks. It also suggests being aware of RAM scams reported elsewhere (see related articles "Sigh, DDR5 RAM scams are here: sealed DDR5 kits sold with DDR2 sticks, fake weight plates" and "More RAM scams: Redditor buys Corsair Vengeance DDR5, but it's really DDR4 with a scam sticker").

Q: Are there other recent thrift-store hardware finds mentioned in the article for comparison?

Yes. The article notes a similar recent thrift-store find: a working GTX 1050 Ti that was sold for $2 at a Goodwill.

Q: What reason does the article give for why thrift stores might have high-value PC hardware priced low right now?

The article says thrift stores sometimes get hardware from people who have no idea what it is worth, so items are priced low based on the donor or seller's perceived value. It adds that the current memory crisis has widened the gap between perceived value and actual market value, making such underpriced finds more likely.

At €12.50 for a 32GB DDR5-6000 kit that retails for $400 to $600 today, this is arguably one of the best PC hardware deals, if the modules actually work.

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Hassam Nasir

Tech Reporter

Published Aug 3, 2026 11:22 PM CDT

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TL;DR: A Redditor in the Netherlands bought a 32GB Kingston Fury DDR5-6000 CL36 kit (two 16GB modules) at a thrift shop for €12.50 (~$14), roughly 2.4% of current retail ($400-$600). The kit was listed open-box and functionality wasn't confirmed, but the price made the risk minimal.

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Scoring a cheap GPU or a prebuilt gaming PC is already a lucky find, but finding cheap memory right now is something else entirely. This whole domino effect of hardware prices going through the roof started with RAM, and one would have to be "Tyche's" personal favorite to slash even a few dollars off a kit in this economy.

Reddit user u/JuniTheFox, however, appears to have spent a lifetime's worth of luck in a single trip to a thrift store in the Netherlands, walking out with a 32GB Kingston Fury DDR5 kit for just €12.50. That is roughly $14. Two digits. In 2026.

The kit is a DDR5-6000 CL36 configuration, two 16GB modules in a dual-channel setup. At current market prices, comparable 32GB DDR5-6000 kits are selling for anywhere between $400 and $600 on Amazon, with this particular Kingston Fury model sitting closer to the top of that range. Before the RAMpocalypse took hold, kits like this were available for under $150. The Redditor paid approximately 2.4% of the current retail price.

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The kit was listed as open-box, and JuniTheFox did not confirm in the original post whether both modules are fully functional. That caveat is worth keeping in mind, but at $14 the risk is essentially zero. Even if the kit turns out to be dead, it would still work as dummy RAM sticks. If it works, it is arguably the best PC hardware deal anyone has posted to the internet this year.

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We have seen similar thrift store finds recently, like the GTX 1050 Ti that sold for $2 at a Goodwill. These are not things you can plan for, but they are a reminder that local second-hand shops occasionally receive hardware from people who have no idea what it is worth right now. The current memory crisis makes that gap between perceived value and actual market value wider than it has ever been.