Nintendoand Oreo have partnered up for a limited run ofSuper Mario-themed biscuits, so you know what that means. Yup,scalpers are ruining it, seeing this kid-friendly brand promotion as an opportunity to make a quick buck. Or quite a few bucks, in this case.
Just minutes after pre-orders (yes,pre-orders) went live for theMarioOreos, scalpers immediately started flogging them on eBay. The bloody things haven’t even launched yet, and you can already find them being auctioned off online for ridiculous prices, with one ambitious seller listing their order for $75.
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As you can see oneBay right now, most listings range from around $20 to $50. This is pretty outrageous, considering the original product will set you back just $5, but these are somehow not the worst prices we’re seeing online. Nope, someone is selling three packs for $75each.
Better yet, the version they’re trying to sell seems to come from an older collab in 2020 - meaning the cookies have already expired. Hopefully, no one who actually plans on eating the cookies will get caught out here, because that would be real nasty. Or not. I’ve personally never tried an expired Oreo, so I don’t know what kind of effect it has on a person.
Every time we hit refresh, there’s a new rip-off listing. One of the most expensive options that are actually for this new run of Oreos, not the old, is going for $59.95. That’s a 1099 percent increase while doing essentially nothing - an easy way to make money if anyone’s really that desperate for the Mario snacks. And honestly, Ireallyhope they’re not.
Also, while it’s neat that there are multiple Oreo designs to collect,noneof those designs includes one of the princesses. So why even bother? Instead, we just have Mario, Luigi, Bowser, and Bowser Jr. This is simply Peach, Daisy, and Rosalina erasure. Hell, throw Pauline in there and they can replace the main four.
In any case, I was still able to add a packet of the Mario Oreos to my shopping cart on the official site, so hopefully, stocks haven’t run out for those of you who want to nab them at a reasonable price. Yeah, it’s a bizarre world we live in where we’re pre-ordering biscuits, but it’s better than forking out $50 for some scalper trying to take advantage of a crossover primarily aimed at kids.
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