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2. Amazon kind of sorts them onto pallets that they eventually auction off, blindly. A lot of sellers buy these, like prepackaged storage lockers. They then sor
by Operyl 7y ago
2. Amazon kind of sorts them onto pallets that they eventually auction off, blindly. A lot of sellers buy these, like prepackaged storage lockers. They then sort through the junk, see what they can make a buck on, and resell on eBay or elsewhere.
- zaroth 7y agoWow. That is... almost incomprehensible, how bad reverse logistics are that it’s not even worth opening the packages. But then, where do the Amazon Warehouse deals come from?
- Operyl 7y agoI imagine depending on the country, and the price of the items, they probably open a selection of these packages to check to see it they can sell open package. But with the volume they’re pushing, its really hard to check every tiny thing.
- kbenson 7y agoThat's the ultimate lost bet when bidding on Amazon returned merchandise. A pallet full of dirt likely in the boxes of expensive brand name items.
- Operyl 7y agoBased on the people I’ve seen doing it, they actually make quite a bit of money. You’ll find a few bad apples in the world, sure, but most of the time you’re not going to get people like this guy doing return scams at a scare large enough to impact the sheer size of Amazon’s operations.
- Operyl 7y agoscale large enough