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JUST $10.60/YEAR - WOW!!'; the same '0 Available' precedes the 2.5 GB ($18.66), 4 GB ($29.98), 6 GB ($44.98) and 8 GB ($62.49) tiers and all five dedicated lines"},{"url":"https://my.racknerd.com/cart.php?a=add&pid=923","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"quoted: 'Out of Stock' - the pid behind the 1 GB Black Friday 2025 tier"},{"url":"https://my.racknerd.com/cart.php?a=add&pid=924","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"quoted: 'Out of Stock' - the 2.5 GB tier"},{"url":"https://my.racknerd.com/cart.php?a=add&pid=925","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"quoted: 'Out of Stock' - the 4 GB tier"},{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20251128161916/https://www.racknerd.com/BlackFriday/?provider=wayback","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"the 2025-11-28 Wayback capture of /BlackFriday/ carries pids 923-938 and the same USD 10.60 to USD 62.49 prices, which is what fixes this store as the 2025 event"},{"url":"https://my.racknerd.com/index.php?rp=store/blackfriday2025/1-gb-kvm-vps-black-friday-2025","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"the product page renders 'Oops, there's a problem...' and 'Out of Stock — The plan you selected is out of stock and not available for ordering at this time.'"}],"verdict":"dead","verified_at":"2026-10-24T06:20:13.000Z","price_per_tb_month":null,"notes":"The store still renders the 2025 Black Friday prices, which makes it look buyable, and it is not: every VPS and dedicated line carries '0 Available' and the pids return Out of Stock. The 2024 event is gone entirely - /BlackFriday/ now redirects to /specials/ at current pricing, and the pids from the 2024 page (923-927 are 2025; the 2024 equivalents did not resolve) return Out of Stock. So RackNerd is a fossil on both counts, but an unusually legible one: the price is still printed next to the stock counter that denies it. Not verified: whether stock ever returns to these SKUs.","extras":{"shape":{"vcpu":1,"ram_gib":1,"disk_gib":25,"gpu_class":null,"gpu_count":null},"billing_model":"annual","term":"annual prepay","m10h_usd":null,"m24h_usd":null,"price_arithmetic":"USD 10.60 a year divided by 12 is USD 0.88 a month, paid once. 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