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> products that never made it to a consumer because the season ended, or a box was a little dented, or the purchaser never picked up their order, or a retailer
by tantalor 1y ago
> products that never made it to a consumer because the season ended, or a box was a little dented, or the purchaser never picked up their order, or a retailer was just running out of room in their warehouse
I wonder how tariffs will impact this. I imagine a lot of importers will balk at the sudden fee, and decline to pick up their stuff at the port.
Article mentions this much further down:
> But economic shocks are good for the secondhand economy. Roberson thinks tariffs could, eventually, lead to another bin-store bump.
- jjkaczor 1y agoFrom my experience in Canada, tariffs are definitely having an impact on both returns auctions and bin stores... You can see the amount of "stock/items" available decrease month over month.