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by a254613e 1098 days ago
I have around 180 orders from Amazon in 2022 in Germany, I've ordered multiple DSLRs/Mirrorless cameras, lenses, all my Gardena stuff, and a ton of more things - never had one single item arrive that showed any signs of use, neither on the package nor on the item itself, and I've never heard anyone else say that they got used items.

It's very weird that you've had so many used items delivered, but it's definitely not a common thing in Germany.

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It's totally weird that you never got this. Perhaps you spend so much money on Amazon (I'm sadly not that rich - 180 orders/year of electronics,cameras and lenses, wow, I'd wish I had that spare money!), that you moved into a VIP bracket.

I've met many people in Germany who also got used stuff from Amazon and therefor left. I also know several people who buy 3 cameras/TVs/phones, use them for two weeks and then send 2 of them back and keep one.

And whenever I've bought lenses on Amazon I didn't find marketplace deals, so these cameras and lenses need to end up somewhere. Amazon is trashing returns but for sure not $3k cameras.

I made the mistake of ordering a lens from Amazon. It arrived in a bubble envelope.

I didn't even bother to see if it was functional.

They did the same thing with 2 2tb nvme drives. Bubble envelope. Sent right back.

And yet, they will sell me $12 wet wipes that are double boxed.

eh, the nvme drives should be fine I think.