Firehouse Subs' Gravy Extinguisher Flips for Up to $150

A dry turkey is serious business, and worth throwing a few Benjamins at

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By RC Staff

Key Points

  • The Gravy Extinguisher retailed for $20 and sold out within days of the November 14 drop

  • Current listings range from $90 to $150 on eBay, with relatively low sales volume

  • Limited quantities were produced with no restock planned, making this a true one-time release

Firehouse Subs dropped their limited-edition Gravy Extinguisher on November 14 for $20, and the novelty charity item sold out within days. Now it’s flipping on secondary markets for $90 to $150, though actual sold volume remains relatively low. For a product that’s literally a plastic gravy dispenser, that’s solid profit potential if you managed to cop one.

Firehouse Gravy Extinguisher

The extinguisher launched exclusively online at FirehouseGravyRescue.com with zero advance quantity information and a clear “while supplies last” warning. 100% of proceeds went to the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, which means this was final sale only with no refunds. Resellers who grabbed multiples were committed the second they checked out.

We covered the drop last week, and recommend resellers kept it on their radar. It was clearly a novelty item, but it picked up plenty of early attention on social media.

The Gravy Extinguisher hit the sweet spot for viral novelty items: weird enough to share, functional enough to justify the purchase, and limited enough to create FOMO. Firehouse Subs leaned hard into the firefighter branding with a fire extinguisher design that actually dispenses gravy, complete with a hand pump and two-liter capacity.

Social media amplified the hype. Firehouse’s Facebook announcement got hundreds of interactions within hours of posting, and food blogs picked up the story quickly. That pre-launch buzz meant resellers knew there’d be demand before the drop even happened.

Firehouse Subs Gravy Extinguishers Resell

eBay shows active listings in the $90 to $150 range, mostly as presale orders where sellers secured units during the initial drop. The wide price spread suggests buyers are still figuring out what they’ll actually pay for a novelty gravy dispenser, even one tied to a viral moment.

Firehouse Subs Gravy Extinguisher for Sale

Volume has been modest so far. This falls into the category of weird promotional items that get attention but don’t move massive quantities on resale. The item was too niche and Thanksgiving-specific to generate sustained flipping activity, unlike year-round collectibles.

Short term, this looks stable in the $90 to $125 range for sellers who can actually move units. Thanksgiving is over now, so the immediate use case is gone. Anyone buying at these prices is either a collector of fast food promotional items or someone planning ahead for next year.

Long term is harder to predict. Fast food promotional items can appreciate if they become recognized collectibles, but they can also sit forever if the cultural moment passes. The Firehouse Subs brand doesn’t have the collector following of McDonald’s or Taco Bell, which could limit future demand.

The charity connection might help. Items tied to notable causes sometimes maintain value better than pure promotional merch because buyers feel good about the original purpose even if they’re paying resale markup.

Bottom line

This was a decent flip for resellers who copped at $20 and can move units in the $90 to $125 range. After eBay’s 13% fees, that’s roughly $65 to $85 profit per extinguisher, which isn’t bad for a $20 investment that required zero hunting.

But keep expectations realistic. Low sales volume means this could sit for a while, and you’re stuck with it since there were no refunds. If you grabbed one or two as a small gamble, you’ll probably do fine. If you bought a dozen expecting McDonald’s Happy Meal levels of profit, you might be holding gravy boats for a minute.

The real lesson here is the same as always with charity promotional items: the final sale aspect adds significant risk that needs to be priced into your flip calculations. Sometimes the viral moment is real, and sometimes it’s just noise.

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