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by londons_explore 1826 days ago
It's curious to me that used items in amazon Warehouse sell for very high prices...

For example, I randomly picked a 24V power supply:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/-/dp/B07P4N3H1F/

Cost: GBP 16.99, non-new + GBP 4.99 shipping.

Yet From ebay an equivilent item, inc shipping, is [1] costing GBP 4.43 (brand new). From Aliexpress the item costs GBP 4.87. On Google, there are 10+ companies all offering this device for similar prices.

There is some kind of market failure going on that is allowing Amazon to be substantially higher priced for the same items even when the item is in non-new condition.

[1]: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191620564194
2 comments
bombcar 1826 days ago
The price at Amazon Warehouse is entirely based on some Amazon formula relative to the current "new" price at Amazon - which can result in weird price effects such as the one you noted.

It can also result in very good prices when the "new" item drops with a coupon or similar.

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makomk 1826 days ago
That's a 24 V AC power supply with a 8 meter cable, which requires a lot more copper and iron than a little switch-mode DC plugpack with as little cable as they can get away with. They're very different products.
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