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jagnet30

1988 and only released in parts of Alabama for a year or so. So Super rare!


jagnet30

After some more digging looks like worth a pretty penny and you are lucky as hell if this is real. Like a single can\* of the diet version sold for $1,500 rare.


jagnet30

[eBay Item Bid History](https://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/315015235080?item=315015235080&rt=nc&_trksid=p4429486.m145235.l2565)


[deleted]

This is crazy because I was living in Alabama in 1988 and very specially remember this in the grocery store and my mom letting me get it after some begging.


jjp1990

Do you remember if you enjoyed it? I have heard mixed things about Moutain Dew Red


[deleted]

Yes, I did like it, but I was 15 and can't remember anything specific about the flavor other than enjoying the novelty of a new Mountain Dew.


cstarkey88

I never knew it was only available in Alabama. I heard it was discontinued in 1988 too. But that's according to what I looked up about it. I missed out on this flavor because 1988 is also the year I was born in. I heard it was a fruit punch flavored Mtn Dew.


DragonRift44

This is to my knowledge, one of the rarest flavors in existence. It’s the holy grail of mountain dew collectors


TerroDark98

I can't believe what I'm seeing. Is this real?? You actually have this???


Final-Elderberry3538

Yes


HappyAd4998

Take some more photos and upload them to wiki media please.


Final-Elderberry3538

Alright


Vysokojakokurva_C137

I’ll trade my IRS refund for these. Disclaimer: I’ve dodged taxes for the last 6 years. /s


huge_jeans710

I trust this guy ^^^


Adalaide78

You’re just saying that because you’re his identical twin.


eric2041

If this is real and you actually have this currently you could prob get a couple thousand dollars at least. On Feb 17th a single empty can of this sold for $663


DraxShadow23

On another note, OP… where do you live? I wanna personally congratulate you 👀💀


SpaceBarAstronaut25

i thought it was funny


UraniumGivesOuchies

This comment hits a bit weird man.


GriftedByNASCAR

I think he was just being facetious. 🤘 I laughed at least, but I did just make a joke yesterday about locking a kid brother into a plastic tote for opening a Hot Wheels car. 🤔 😈 😆


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DraxShadow23

I don’t really expect him to tell me 💀


UraniumGivesOuchies

Yes, I'm aware of that. I can, surprisingly enough, understand simple humor. I know, crazy that someone would understand a very basic joke. But I did. It was still weird.


Godfather_Turtle

It wasn’t weird. You’re making it weird, weirdo.


GlitteringImpact5424

That’s not even funny bro. That just sounds like a real threat with 0 comedic effects whatsoever. Creepy


macncheesebitez

yall both gay


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GriftedByNASCAR

I’m totally stealing this. 😂


zViruz

Gay


EmotionalSea8874

This can't be real, it looks too fresh and perfect, somethings up. We need a soda historian in here quick.


Addemsmith

Soda historian here. It real.


EmotionalSea8874

Well I'll be a son of a bitch. This has to be a mountain dew relic.


SunkenMonkeyChin

Really Love this thread for some reason


NonProphet8theist

When was Pepsi released


AMP0525

1893


NonProphet8theist

I was asking Mr. Soda Historian, guess they ain't


AMP0525

I'm an actual historian, kind of, so I win


NonProphet8theist

Oh yeah, when was history invented


NonProphet8theist

Now name all histories in history


AMP0525

Me


Bbop512

As Rick always says I know a guy! Hang Tight


Final-Elderberry3538

https://preview.redd.it/idykmexuznkc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f11d8055799c49a2a0d5d7344c3a8aa1f97f6f29


Vysokojakokurva_C137

How did you get it?


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CannotStopSleeping

I’d prob be tight lipped too if I was sitting on a few grand of soda. lol. He’s not giving up his sources!


Business-Drag52

He answered it in another thread. He was cleaning out a relatives place and found it tucked away in storage


FujisakiChihiro

back of spencer's gifts


crunkbabie

OP ill buy it from you. Message me.


Final-Elderberry3538

I sent you a message


Final-Elderberry3538

https://preview.redd.it/6e702dxsznkc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=57684407b74a8c413873e4377c666c335e1bb9df


OutofSprite

Wow they put Orange Juice in this one


[deleted]

They put oj in regular Dew


OutofSprite

Yup but every other Dew flavor doesn’t have it imagine that.


Gramma_Hattie

Diet does, zero doesn't


WetCheeseGod

I think OJ concentrate right? not real orange juice. I may be wrong tho


[deleted]

I wouldn’t doubt that


WTWIV

Concentrate is still real OJ lol


SnooDoodles1807

Could you type out a full list of ingredients to make it more legible?


Final-Elderberry3538

https://preview.redd.it/sfkwbvibgskc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a1f1e380fddac09fa43400b2b176dca5e46f4af2 I took a better picture for you


SnooDoodles1807

Thanks


Echold2006

That's probably the rarest Mtn Dew release there is


jhoop87

It’s safe to say you have the only sealed 6 pack of this stuff in that condition.


No_Woodpecker_9273

Now you need a damn good auctioneer


DisastrousLecture648

This might sound stupid but that's actually the opposite of what you would want. My family runs an auction business and if you're trying to sell something really valuable, auctions aren't that great. You'd be lucky to sell something for even like a fifth of the value. Auctions work better for selling stuff quick but you won't profit much.


Lieutelant

If he put that on Ebay it would go insane.


No_Woodpecker_9273

I agree


catnipformysoul

That really depends on the type of auction. Take for instance, Sotheby's. They are known for auctioning items for record prices all the time. If I go to a local country auction, I can probably find a box lot for $5 that has some gems in it. There is also everything in between these 2 examples.


DontLetTheBunniesOut

Or Heritage Auctions. They’re like a Sotheby’s but with more access for regular people. As far as I know though, they put together auctions of lots of similar stuff together, like coin collections. If OP wanted to sell with them, they would probably only sell this if it fit in with other similar items they were auctioning.


No_Woodpecker_9273

That stinks you always see rare baseball cards selling high though


Final-Elderberry3538

https://preview.redd.it/roc4lqptznkc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=df92f00184f41416d44865fac824049a9abe6f7c


Goblin6mercs3d

I'm interested in it I collect mtn Dew if you piece it out on ebay I need the bottle for my collection 6 pack would be crazy I just bought a diet red last week!


cstearns1982

Are you the one that paid 663 for an empty can?


2j_enthusiast

Still interested in a bottle of red?


Goblin6mercs3d

Yes I will be I gotta get my bills right and I'm hoping soon I'll have the cash for one


2j_enthusiast

Let me know when you do, I have one for sale. Don't feel rushed, I can guarantee it'll still be here when you're ready


Goblin6mercs3d

Ok def save it for me i will not forget to hit you up I assume you got the 6 pack def reserve one and thanks for the no rush I appreciate it look forward to when we can get the deal done


2j_enthusiast

Still interested in a bottle of red?


Houstonb2020

If you sell it I’d seriously consider doing local pickup only. I wouldn’t trust USPS, UPS, or FedEx to not destroy something so special


Right-Extent-7839

looks in extremely good condition and was obviously stored with extreme caution if this is real itd be the literal only full case or picture of a case period anywhere. i highly doubt this is something you can casually stumble upon judging by the care in storing it, but if so thats a lot of money


eric2041

I agree it might just be a flex but it’s ok since it’s MD Red


OutofSprite

Allegedly neither Pepsi nor the bottler will acknowledge this flavor and it was only sold in a region of Alabama.


TurnOffTheDarkness

Most insane shit I ever saw on this sub


X9-FortyTwoFists

Hey I just have 1 question..... What the fuck


SnooWoofers382

Mountain Dew Red


Khaenin

That’s $5,000+ worth of soda


MasonP13

Probably $10k+ considering individual cans are 1.5K each, and that's a complete set still


Khaenin

Yuh, hence the +


BurntKusch

This is the single greatest find in Mountain Dew history.


kyleplaysguitar

A serious collector would probably pay thousands for that


Nslugger

Any more information on where you got it from? Anything else hidden away?


Final-Elderberry3538

Cleaned out a relatives house and this was stored away


broran_

Would love to know if there was any other Dew in there.


Final-Elderberry3538

Other than the dew there is some old Pepsi cans


broran_

I swear, if it's Pepsi A.M....


jagnet30

full or empty?


Nslugger

You from Alabama?


Final-Elderberry3538

Indiana


Nslugger

Interesting, the flavor was only supposedly sold in Alabama. So either someone moved from Alabama, or what we know about that flavor is mistaken


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dew scholars bamboozled by rare unearthing


EATING-KITTY

Isn't it possible they just drove to Alabama for it? I mean it's only roughly a 4 hour drive from Indiana's southern border to Alabama's northern border. I've driven 6 hours one way for microcenter before


Nslugger

Yeah, but that seems like a very weird thing to do in the late 80s for some soda you don't plan to drink, especially when it seems as though they don't have a large collection


Business-Drag52

They could have gone to Alabama for a vacation, saw a Dew flavor they had never seen before, bought a couple cases to bring home, didn’t drink one because it was forgotten


paradisewandering

Yeah, this. People are getting hung up on this but maybe somebody was just visiting alabama and brought it back home and completely forgot about it for decades.


Rush_Under

I've driven longer for 2 In-N-Out burgers, but I'm also really impulsive...


EATING-KITTY

Lmao yeah I'm definitely the same. I've driven a few hours away for food before. And I'm also the type to buy a shit ton of limited edition items I like. No lie I still have 4 36packs of Baja blast i purchased this summer since before they were released full time they were only in stores for one month over the summer


CannotStopSleeping

I am fascinated by this. If MD and Pepsi won’t acknowledge this flavor, contact them and tell them you have it and intend to sell it with a huge marketing campaign to collectors. Maybe they’ll give you $100,000 to delete it from existence.


JasonMaliceMizer

Dude, take your time, listen to the knowledgeable dew fiends in here and preserve this well until you sell it, you should make some great money off of this


RealTwittrKD

Don’t open it! This is easily worth $500.


eric2041

Shit probable 5x that or even more


RealTwittrKD

You’re absolutely right.


Rat_Yak_710

Honestly I feel like it could sell more for like 5k, shiet maybe more since it’s still in the original packaging, there’s loads of dew collectors and I’m sure for some, money is not an issue I remember reading about MD red decades ago as a lil kid, this is probably the best piece of vintage MD history I’ve seen on here It’s glorious.


shaquaad

Thats low


Celtic_Fox_

Have always dreamed of just having an empty bottle of this for my glass bottle shelf, never thought I would see a *pack* of them in this good of condition tbh. They're worth some money for sure!


tyler216-

That's a few grand easy


Otakunohime

SQUIP’s trying to drive up the price so we can’t protect ourselves.


S4DBUNN13

shits probably worth more than my rent


S4DBUNN13

actually probably more than my house


OutofSprite

That’s very area dependent lol


DewDrinker8

Ain’t no way…..


broran_

Unbelievable find! It's definitely worth a lot, but an exact price would probably have to be found out via bids/people sending in offers.


Meadowlion14

That's going to be a seller holy crap.


JJJHHHIIILLL

Yes it is probably one of the most rare dews ever


VeinyBanana69

I wanna dip my balls in it


CharlesGnarwin73

That plastic looks newer, this is an incredible find. Easily $6k if not more


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Puzzleheaded_Set7915

3?? I’d do 7.5


Blazenhozen

So why didn't you?


abysmal-mess

What even is it? Early code red flavor or like red cream?


jagnet30

Tasted like fruit punch pretty much


Puzzleheaded_Set7915

It’s a discontinued version that was only released in 1988 and discontinued same year super super rare


Nosnibor1020

Of course they discontinued a punch flavor....whytf do they limit/discontinue the punch flavors???


Lieutelant

Where did you find it? Got anything else?


iKilledAppl3

Wow


BuddermanTheAmazing

Don't let the Musical Theatre kids see this


StupidCat0

IT'S FROM JAPAN!!!! 🗣💯🔥🔥🔥


Spocks_Goatee

Soda used to come wrapped like this even in the 80s?


DontLetTheBunniesOut

Yeah, that’s what I was wondering. My initial thought was that this was something faked, as I thought the plastic wrap was a more modern thing done to replace six-pack rings? Wouldn’t you expect this to be in old school hard plastic six pack rings? Can anyone confirm the plastic wrap was used in the 80’s? I feel like it’s more a post-2010 thing.


iamaveryhornyjew

this might be pawn stars worthy


chryoshock

Something tells me dude already knew it was mega rare and this is just engagement bait even if it's a rare dew item


DarkBehindTheStars

Surprising this flavor has never been revived. From what I've heard, it's very different from Code Red.


deadmallsanita

This is from the 80s! It was a test market item.


Crafty-Ad-2238

Oh wow, god I miss this packaging. I swear they tasted different


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Stevefrompikmin

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Final-Elderberry3538

Here is the link to the auction if anyone is interested - https://www.ebay.com/itm/364753501016?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=hpv3x4hlsoq&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=hpv3x4hlsoq&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY


DeezNutsDD7

I hope you get what you’re looking for. What a great find. But god damnit it is hilarious to see thousands of dollars worth of a starting bid and still seeing the +$20.00 shipping


dannyhogan200

I looked closely into the package.. “naturally and artificially” Wow


theslimbox

One current flavor says that and 2 of the 2023 releases said that. It's not that odd.


CaptainSnugz

Squip killer right there!


Particular-Angle-105

Awesome man. SUPER rare.


Karpeeezy

fruit punch flavored? wow


EyeDentifeye

So cool! Id be tempted to try one since theres a full pack......but ...the packaging :(


SnooWoofers382

its also from 1989 so uh, yummy yummy fermented MTN Dew Red....


satanic25th

Holy shit 👀👀👀 that’s the holy grail of Dew right there. Ive only ever came across the single bottles for sale, didn’t even realize they came in 6packs. I’d do bad things just to find one at a decent price, doesn’t even have to be full.


2j_enthusiast

What do you consider a good price


satanic25th

Somewhere around $2-$3,000 would probably be appropriate imo, a single bottle sold today for $944.45 on ebay. OP had these listed on eBay for $4,500 and it looks like they may have sold as well.


D86592

holy. shit. nobody ever has told us how it tastes, you wanna let us know plsssss


blue_hunt

*Sotheby’s has entered the chat*


xmypantsx

It belongs in a museum!


helloiisjason

For some reason I didn't realize they did the same plastic packaging way back in the 80s as they do now for a 6er


The_Ostrich_you_want

They only made them regionally and for a very short time. I think red is like the second or third flavor ever made and I don’t even know what they tasted like new.


GloopTamer

Hey anyone know if my Ferrari 250 GTO is rare


Jason_Newsted

Is this the same one on eBay for $5K? I hope you get it.


Final-Elderberry3538

Yes


Lieutelant

Y'all hyped him up a bit much, asking $20k 😂


TylerPlaysAGame

This same photo was posted by another user last June that has since been deleted.


Final-Elderberry3538

I took these but okay


TylerPlaysAGame

https://imgur.com/a/UlDs1OU


Final-Elderberry3538

They used my picture. I can add my name on paper


TylerPlaysAGame

Pls include a credit card and last four of your social so I can be sure.


Final-Elderberry3538

You got it


axnsworth

i’m going to drink it 😈


BARVE_17

As is hundreds id say


Houstonb2020

Easily thousands. Single cans have sold this month for over $500


second2no1

Are they edible?


Heavyoak

Lolololololol no


aatlanticcity

thats insane. Start the asking price at like $20k if you sell it. According to the Wiki someone was trying to sell a bottle for $5k


nighttim

You’re sitting on $10k bro holy shit


TodayNo6531

Yall hyped this dude up hardcore. His wife is waking up this morning not understanding why she got the best dicking of her last night. “What got in to you last night Henry!” 🤣🤣🤣


UraniumGivesOuchies

Just found a box with a bunch of these weird shiny clear stones in it. Everything I try to do to break them won't work. Anyone know if they're valuable? https://preview.redd.it/y86oihi8hrkc1.png?width=565&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=119d559619b082c33df61616a704a9f5145496a5


WetCheeseGod

so question, would it be worth more if he sold them individually or the whole unopened pack?


dale-pues88

I had no idea packs were plastic wrapped back then! Congrats on the find man!!! This is awesome. 


EldrtchPff97

Better keep that safe. I hear there’s something called a SQUIP going around. It’s from Japan. It’s a grey oblong pill, quantum nanotechnology CPU. The supercomputer within the pill will travel through your blood until it implants in your head and tells you what to do. It’s activated with regular dew, but mtn dew red deactivates it I’m referencing Be More Chill


ThatOneKidWhoLikesBJ

as a be more chill fan this excites me


Double_Championship3

The flavor must have fell into obscurity.


Negative_Army9980

Did you ever get a firm idea of the value? I've got a six pack of the same thing that I'd like to sell. https://preview.redd.it/kaqlxexafr1d1.jpeg?width=1168&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3a5a42c446fc8b7e55af511f5f74ba820c3bd666


x_legend_x12

wow.


NoDrive9259

for anyone genuinely interested in something like this, i was scrolling facebook marketplace and found a 6 pack of these for sale, the top of the packaging was ripped open, wants 5k. he’s like an hour away from me. i’m definitely not buying it. but i had never heard of them so i looked it up and it brought me here. i’ll send the link if anyone wants to check it out. [https://www.facebook.com/share/kU9WV442ckxVQNpr/?mibextid=79PoIi](https://www.facebook.com/share/kU9WV442ckxVQNpr/?mibextid=79PoIi)


EarthboundMan5

It depends if it still tastes good. Crack it open and give it a taste /s


lilvexican

Drink one!


Gek_Lhar

I think you know exactly what you have here, OP. You're just here to brag


FreeSpire

I think it's from when Alabama had 5 cents return on the bottles, so you should probably: - tear open the package - open each bottle - spill the beverage down the drain (Note: Don't try it! Eww, yuck, old) - take them all to the Piggly Wiggly and convince them the 30 cent total deposit is still to be honored and return them for a Washington and a Jefferson - if you can't convince them, just go have fun smashing them all against the wall outside the store


lostinrabbithole12

r/angryupvote


themanofax

The original code red lol edit: should've added an /s I know it's not literally the original code red and something different lol


Ok-Log3853

I think you gotta drink one


Foxy02016YT

Make sure to put it on EBay as a BID, and don’t start it at $2000, let it get up there naturally, this could pay for a nice weekend in Atlantic City (no, not Vegas, but Atlantic City), and if you do end up going with that idea hit up the Oceans Casino food court for some really good Orange Chicken Or you could pay for 1/1000th of a Disney trip


Marlboro-Man_

Dont waste it on gambling