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by londons_explore
1826 days ago
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It's due to the way amazon prices 'returns'. If a customer returns an item they don't like the color of, Amazon will see the package has been opened, and mark it unsellable. If the manufacturer wants to get the item back to sellable condition (for example, by refurbishing it, and selling it as such), they have to pay for return shipping from the customer (~$6) and a "cross border removal order", costing ~$10 per item. Then they get the item back, and have to have staff to check and refurbish it, and then need to resell it (paying all of Amazons fees again, up to 40% of the retail price) For most items, it's cheaper just to trash the item and manufacture a new one. |
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