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The original was posted on /r/homelab by /u/SK4DOOSH on 2025-11-10 18:14:32+00:00.

The barrier to get into this hobby is not the problem it’s upgrading. Yea we can all start on a mini pc and then scale but then the costs of stuff. This is getting out of hand no? You’re telling me I can get a brand new HDD for 100-150 more? Why are USED HDDs at this price point of $15+/TB that’s going up still. I remember last year I was looking at for 8-10 at the highest RAM??? This has been going up daily for the last month. I don’t even know how it’s getting priced like this

But it’s not just those 2 items everything EVERYTHING even on eBay has rose in price. Even the shit that’s broken for parts. Like who in their right fucking mind is paying over $100+ for BROKEN SHIT?!?!? Naw something needs to give this getting insane