Since the boxset will cost roughly 400 dollars, and weighs about 10 pounds, let's just round that off to an even 40 dollars a pound.
Let's compare the price of the Sopranos box set by pound to other commodities:
Note: Some of these figures may be off due to the age of some of the sources, so if something looks really wrong, that would be the reason.
Tap Water: approaching $0.00
Steel: ~$0.55
Gasoline (at $4 a gallon and 6lb/gallon): $0.67
Turkey(2005): $0.81
Crude Oil: $0.97
American Pennies: $1.82
Budweiser: $2.27
Ground Beef: $2.50
Maxwell House coffee: ~$4
American Nickels: $4.54
Stephen King's The Stand (Modern Classics Edition): $4.54
2008 Kia Spectra: $5.02
Twix Bars: $7.97
Dunkin Donuts Original Blend coffee: ~$8
Boneless Rib-eye Steak: $8.92
2008 Toyota Prius: $10.02
Smoked Salmon: $18
American Dimes: $20.02
American Quarters: $20.02
Helium: $23.61
Freon: ~$28
Mercury: $31
Sopranos Box Set: $40
Omaha Steaks Bacon-wrapped Filets: $40.44
Uranium: $57
Truffles: $60 to start
2008 Ferrari 599 GTB: $81.30
Kopi Luwak coffee beans: $160
Human Blood(based on US Processing Fee): $171.53
Silver(16 oz pound): $275.84
Kobe Beef: $300
US 1 dollar bills: $454
A Boeing 747-400: $602
Ink Jet printer Ink: ~$700
Saffron: $800
Gold(16 oz pound): $14640
Platinum: $32848
So, do you think The Sopranos is worth how much HBO is selling it for per pound? I guess that is a question you will have to answer for yourself.
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