The idea that you can return unsold product to the supplier is a relatively new idea for most industries. When retail boxed software was at its peak (in the 90'

The idea that you can return unsold product to the supplier is a relatively new idea for most industries. When retail boxed software was at its peak (in the 90's), it wasn't very common at all. I can't find anything current for boxed software (for obvious reasons), but boxed video and board games cannot be returned unless the retailer has a special deal with the publisher (rare). https://www.polygon.com/2017/7/17/15974096/what-it-costs-to-run-an-independent-video-game-store https://www.polygon.com/2017/7/17/15974096/what-it-costs-to-... https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/03/05/inside-the-secret-world-of-gamestop-dumpster-diving https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/03/05/inside-the-secret-wo... https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/6asinu/can_retailers_return_unsold_stock_to_the_publisher/ https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/6asinu/can_reta...