This is not a good example.  Distribution, branding and maintaining retail outlets make most of the cost.  Ethiopian farmers can&#x27;t sell their beans for dollars because:<p>* They haven&#x27;t shipped them across the ocean<p>* They don&#x27;t have warehouses to store them in<p>* They don&#x27;t have a retail store to sell them in<p>* Nobody knows the quality or consistency of Ethiopian Joe&#x27;s coffeebeans, but they know that Starbucks is consistent good.<p>A better example of irrational acting is that: MLB tickets can be sold for hundreds of dollars, even though professional baseball is the most boring thing to watch, we barely have good enough eyes to see what&#x27;s happening from that far away anyway, and you&#x27;ll have to pay 2x for anything you eat or drink.<p>Also Beanie Babies. Buying beanie babies and tulip bulbs was really irrational acting.