What’s the priciest thing you’ve pre-ordered?

Marketplace Staff Apr 1, 2016

What’s the priciest thing you’ve pre-ordered?

Marketplace Staff Apr 1, 2016

A woman looks into the Tesla store in Santa Monica, California, where customers are waiting in line to put a USD 1,000 deposit on the as yet unseen Tesla Model 3, on March 31, 2016. ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images

According to Elon Musk, 198,000 people have already paid $1,000 to reserve the Tesla Model 3, while that number is sure to go up, so will the wait. So that got us thinking, what’s the priciest thing you’ve pre-ordered?

@marketplace Apple Watch.

— Scott Landis (@ScottCLandis) April 1, 2016

Tickle Me Elmo. https://t.co/riYgaruPKd

— John Ruzicka (@johnruzicka) April 1, 2016

@Marketplace A Tesla Model 3 🙂

— Tom Rusling (@TomRusling) April 1, 2016

Beyonce tickets. https://t.co/6YAluWVXeN

— Abbie Ruzicka (@AbbieRuzicka) April 1, 2016

@Marketplace World Series Tickets probably

— Cindy Fountain (@vanessa49071) April 1, 2016

Half semester deposit for an M.A. from George Washington University. https://t.co/N9kFzkpU9k

— Mike Raia (@mikeraia) April 1, 2016

@Marketplace @917wvxu a video game. 20 bucks was the deposit.

— Philip Boes (@tispip) April 1, 2016

@Marketplace Condo. People preorder homes as they are being built out.

— Superfan13 (@sbono14) April 1, 2016

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