SortStack #2831 — 2034-03-10
By price · Order from cheapest to most expensive.
- A US Forever postage stamp $0.78
Forever stamps never expire and stay valid even after rate hikes — buying sheets before an increase is one of America's tiniest investments.
- A large hand-tossed pizza from Domino's $14
Domino's once guaranteed delivery in 30 minutes or the pizza was free — the promise was scrapped after lawsuits over drivers speeding.
- A bespoke suit from Savile Row in London $5.5K
A true bespoke suit takes around 50 hours of handwork and multiple fittings. The word 'bespoke' itself comes from Savile Row — cloth 'spoken for' by a customer.
- The Mercedes 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe, the most expensive car ever sold $142M
Mercedes had kept both existing cars for nearly 70 years before secretly auctioning one in 2022 — the buyer's identity and the car's location remain closely guarded.
- The largest lottery jackpot ever won, a single-ticket Powerball prize $2B
The 2022 winner, a California man, took the lump sum of just under a billion dollars — then made headlines buying multiple mansions.
- Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise, when Disney bought them $4.1B
George Lucas took much of the 2012 payment in Disney stock and has donated billions toward education — Disney recouped the price within a few films.