Here are some of the most interesting black market items!
10 - Japan Airlines Uniforms They say one man's trash is another man's
fortune.
This has never been truer than with the strange case of Japan Airlines flight attendants'
uniforms.
After years of financial struggles, the airline in 2010 was forced to lay off many of its
employees after filing for bankruptcy.
However, Japanese airline uniforms are a hit on the Japanese black market.
Those who are rich enough to find and buy a uniform, are expected to spend around $18,000
per outfit!
Because there was a black market for the uniforms, Japan airlines took strict measures to make
sure its uniforms don't end up in the wrong hands.
Even though the staff are required to return their uniforms, they still took matters into
their hands by creating a tracking system via unique serial numbers for every uniform.
Of course, there are people that created replicas which sell just as well, although it's obviously
cheaper.
Guess there's just nothing like the real thing!
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9 - Holy water The Middle East is regarded as the birthplace
of many religious icons.
At the same time, it's home to one item that's caused a bit of controversy.
Holy water.
Originating from a well in Mecca, 'Zam Zam' water is the most popular version of holy
water available to the public.
But, because the Saudi government has banned its export for commercial use, many people
outside of Saudi Arabia have gone on the black market to find this holy water for their personal
use.
The demand for holy water increases during Ramadan as many muslims will only drink Zamzam
water.
In an attempt to stop the black market for Zamzam water, the government has given permission
to only authorized stores to sell holy water.
But many unauthorized shops have been found selling Zamzam water mixed with normal water.
Investigations revealed that the components of the counterfeit water had high levels of
arsenic, a known carcinogen.
Many vendors say that there were people drinking the supposed holy water everyday.
It seems like if someone really wants the real deal, the only way to know that it is
is to go straight to the source!
8 - Twinkies We all know how people spiral into a panic
whenever they hear their favorite childhood product is gonna be discontinued.
But have we ever heard of this causing people to buy massive amounts of the product to the
point they have to go on the black market to get their supply?
Well…..it happened with Twinkies.
The company that created the Twinkie was on the brink of financial collapse, and the company
eventually did collapse.
When news of twinkies being discontinued hit, twinky lovers went into a panic and bought
all the twinkies they could off the shelves.
Since they were no longer in stock, people went on the black market to get their fix.
Ebay sellers were known to offer boxes of Twinkies for ridiculously high prices.
Some sellers were able to sell boxes for around 60 bucks.
As with any craze, at some point people realized they weren't going to spend a fortune on a
piece of cake.
The twinkie market slowly started to dry up.
For around 10 months, Twinkies were out of stock, but luckily for the people who love
twinkies, they eventually went back on the shelves!
7 - Cronuts, Twinkies New York City will always be a place that
creates trends.
Do you guys remember the cronut craze?
In 2013, New York City was taken over by cronuts, a trend very few people saw coming.
The cronut was invented by pastry chef Dominique Ansel.
In case you don't know, a cronut looks like a doughnut and is made from croissant-like
dough, which is filled with flavored cream and fried in grapeseed oil.
Once news came out of how good it was, people waited in line for hours outside Ansel's
bakery to try them.
Of course, as with anything involving a line to get something, there's gonna be a secondary
market.
When the cronut first came out, there were cronut scalpers who would spend hours waiting
in line to get a cronut, only to resell it.
Apparently, cronut resellers were able to make a few hundred dollars for a few hours
of work.
Of course, this didn't last long, as nowadays there are numerous shops that sell their own
version of a cronut.
But anyone that wanted to try an official cronut won't forget those intense months
where getting a cronut meant waiting hours in line, or paying a high price for one!
6 - Human hair In certain areas of the world, it may be a
good idea to put up your hair if you have especially long nice hair!
There's a black market for human hair that's created from a high demand for human hair.
This trend directly affects anyone with nice long hair.
Hair theft has been a recurrent problem in various parts of the world at various times.
However, women in South America are targeted for their hair most recently.
A group of people come out of nowhere with a pair of scissors, force women to wrap their
hair into a ponytail and then they cut the hair off!
Reports of hair theft have come out of countries such as Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia, where
the beauty industry is a very profitable business.
A chunk of hair can be sold in the black market for around $500.
The situation prompted authorities to crack down on the gangs that were going around cutting
off hair!
As hair extensions become increasingly popular and with people willing to pay more for human
hair, this is a market that looks like it won't ever be going away!
5 - Four Loko, Cronuts, Twinkies Have you guys ever had the pleasure of drinking
a Four Loko?
C'mon, what hardcore partier wouldn't like a drink that's essentially red bull
with alcohol?!
The drink was a huge hit because of its potent combination that included caffeine, taurine,
guarana and alcohol.
However, the substances in Four Loko proved to be too much for many people.
The nickname for Four Loko was blackout in a can!
Many states went on to ban Four Loko.
The ban spiked a price surge, creating a black market for Four Loko that would drive up the
price of the remaining cans of the original Four Loko.
Sellers began using Ebay and Craigslist to sell cans of Four Loko for astronomical prices.
A group of women in New Jersey were charged after it was discovered that they were illegally
selling the drink for $335 for three cases!
After the ban, resellers bought the beverage with the intention of selling it illegally.
A few months later, the company decided to eliminate the taurine, guarana and caffeine
in the drink and sell a new version that only had red food coloring and alcohol.
Seriously, who would want to drink the new version of Four Loko?!
4 - Casu Marzu, Four Loko, Cronuts, Twinkies The Mediterranean island of Sardinia is home
to a delicacy where the cheese has a special ingredient.
Known as basically "rotten cheese", Casu Marzu is an Italian creation made of pecorino
that's left to ferment, with fly larvae intentionally introduced.
The acid from the maggots' digestive system breaks down the cheese's fats, apparently
making the texture of the cheese very soft.
The European Union has banned casu marzu, but for many fans, they'll go to extra lengths
to eat the cheese.
It's possible for larvae to survive in the intestine, which is why the cheese is banned.
For certain individuals, the black market has become their place of choice to get their
hands on a prime piece of Casu Marzu.
Prices for Casu Marzu can be 2-3 times the price of normal pecorino cheese.
It seems that the life-threatening maggots aren't going to stop them from getting the
cheese.
They don't care if the larvae can infect their body!
However for those of you who want to try it, what's the best way to enjoy it?
Casu Marzu with moistened Sardinian flatbread and a glass of strong red wine!
3 - Baby Formula, Casu Marzu, Four Loko, Cronuts, Twinkies
If you don't have a kid, then you probably don't understand why there's a black market
for baby formula.
Baby formula is widely used around the world to feed infants between the ages of 6 months
and up and is also known as one of the most expensive necessities new parents have to
deal with.
For years, many stores in the US have had to deal with people going into a store to
steal baby formula, so they can sell the formula later at a cheaper price on eBay, off craigslist,
or even at flea markets.
Because a can of baby formula starts at around $20 and can be much more expensive, and demand
for baby formula is steady, it's a popular target for thieves.
Stores nationwide have taken measures to protect themselves and have now decided to lock the
product behind a counter so that customers have to ask for the formula if they want to
purchase it.
FBI investigations of black market sales of baby formula have found links between resellers
and terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah.
Some thieves have been able to make a fortune out of sales in the black market – back
in 2004, a group of people were detained for selling $14 million dollars worth of illegally
obtained baby formula!
2 - Black market beers, Baby Formula, Casu Marzu, Four Loko, Cronuts, Twinkies
The online world has made it much easier for people to buy almost anything they want.
Ever since Ebay decided to stop selling alcohol on their platform back in 2012, people have
become very creative when it comes to finding sources for selling their alcoholic products
online.
With the ongoing trend of artsy craft beers taking over the world, a lot of people are
profiting off the explosion of craft beer.
Specialty sites are popping up with offers for rare or one-of-a-kind craft beers that
go for thousands of dollars, just like wine!
Demand seems to be ongoing, because these limited edition beers are still selling well!
One example is the 1999 bottle of Samuel Adams Millennium that's currently on sale for
$1500.
Another example is a collection of Mixed Goose Island beers for $1200.
There's also an entire Dark Lord and Goose Island collection for $4,800.
Does drinking craft beer really need to get as snooty as drinking wine?!
1 - Tattooed skin in Japan, Black market beers, Baby Formula, Casu Marzu, Four Loko, Cronuts,
Twinkies Japan's relationship with the art of tattooing
is as complex as anything else.
Tattooing has been practiced in Japan from at least the third century.
What was once considered a revered practice, became a method of controlling criminals for
period of time during the late 19th century.
Japan eventually banned tattooing in the late 19th century, and that remained in place until
the end of World War II, forcing those who were interested in getting one to use underground
methods to do so.
However, tattoos were still considered art.
This gave place to a black market that many people around the world would find strange:
the sale of tattooed skin!
Tattooed skin can make millions as a stretched canvas in underground black markets!
Mafia members would approach a host offering to pay for their tattoos and give the host
a little extra money as well.
The host would continue with their life as usual, with the artwork on their skin increasing
in value year after year.
The only catch is that once the host passes away, the wealthy family that paid for the
tattoos can collect the skin and sell it!
But, as with any black market negotiation, certain greedy families may start to become
impatient.
After all, they may have to wait up to 80 years to collect on their investment.
So some of them resort to an obviously illegal practice: staging accidents.
Supposedly, At any one time a family may have around as many as 100 hosts whose skin they
own!
Is it just me or is it pretty risky to become a host?!
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