Still want a Choco Taco? Rare ice-cream treat selling for hundreds online

FILE - Choco Taco. (Klondike)LOS ANGELES - Forget the housing market…the demand of Klondike’s discontinued Choco Taco has skyrocketed with sellers asking for hundreds of dollars for the rare ice-cream treat.

On Monday, Facebook Marketplace in the Los Angeles area listed several Choco Tacos for sale. The lowest advertised price was $25 and the highest price was a box of Choco Tacos at $500 each.

Other social media posts showed the summer treat going as high as $1,000.RELATED: Iconic Choco Taco ice cream treat discontinued"Remember that guy at the beginning of the pandemic who got in legal trouble for hoarding hand sanitizer & gouging the prices through the roof?" One person tweeted. "I look forward to the Choco Taco equivalent."Other social media users posted Choco Tacos can still be found in some stores.

Klondike confirmed last month that the summer treat is being pulled from ice cream trucks, convenience stores and grocery shelves.RELATED: McDonald’s pulls Beyond Meat ‘McPlant’ burgers after trial run"Over the past two years, we have experienced an unprecedented spike in demand across our portfolio and have had to make very tough decisions to ensure availability of our full portfolio nationwide," a Klondike representative said in an email. "A necessary but unfortunate part of this process is that we sometimes must discontinue products, even a beloved item like Choco Taco."Klondike, which is owned by London-based Unilever, continues to sell cones, shakes and its signature Klondike bar nationwide.FOX Television Stations reached out Unilever for comment.