Four Loko Stockpiled In New York Being Sold On Craigslist

You would think we were done writing about Four Loko -- we did, too. But we, and you, were wrong.

The inevitable is upon us: in light of the Four Loko ban, compiled with the media frenzy around the drink that nobody likes, there is now a 'bidding war' on the remaining cans of Four Loko in New York. People are stockpiling and selling the drink, which normally retails for $2.99 a can, for up to $8 a can on Craigslist.

Sellers are hawking the neon cans as "collectors' items":

These are sold as-is, new, and unopened (contents are still inside the cans). Because of the contents of these collectors' items, buyer must be verified to be 21 years of age or older, no exceptions.

The Daily News profiles one such seller, marvelously.

"I was like, I got to get rid of these, I can't have these around," said Phil, 26 and unemployed. "That stuff is really a menace. Everything's going fine and then it hits you like a ton of bricks and you don't remember the rest of the night."...

Phil bought the Four Loko in New Jersey for $2.50 each and is selling them for $5.

Asked how he plans to spend the profits, Phil said: "I'll use the money to replace the shoes that I threw up on."

Comments

[latia65]

11:20 PM on 12/01/2010

Told ya this stuff was only for loco's (finger swirling around ear).