Can Returned Products Be a Windfall for You

Posted by Crystal W. Long
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Sep 6, 2013
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As technology and the manufacturing processes evolve, there should be fewer reasons for people to need to return items to the shop for repair or replacement; but it does still happen. Often the shop will just give the buyer a new product as a replacement, but from time to time they will repair the product for them – even though that does seem to be a less viable option for many shops today. So, interesting as that may be, how can knowing this actually help you make enough money to pay your bills this month?

When you read the above, did you start to wonder what actually happened to those returned items that weren’t repaired and were just replaced? If they were imported from overseas, do you think that it would be worth the time and money of the shop owner to return the goods to the manufacturer? In the majority of cases it wouldn’t be; so where do they go from there?

A lot of the repairs needed on these customer returns are minimal. A switch might not be connected properly, or the fault that the customer thought the item had may not actually be an issue at all. If these are department store returns then the department store are likely to want to replace or refund rather than have the customer wait on a repair to be carried out; meaning they then have a product that they will have to “dispose” of so that they can get back some space in their warehouse.

Often they will still carry out some checks and repairs. They will then have a number of customer returns that work, but they will have to sell at a discounted price as they’re now second-hand. Many companies will see this as not a good use of their limited space, and will therefore have another company sell the products for them – this is where you could benefit.

Companies are appearing that have a large range of very good, recently okayed, brand name items to sell, and at a price that will amaze you. Of course, you could use the products that you’ll find at as a great way to upgrade around the home; but, with a tiny bit more effort on your part, this could also be a nice little money-spinner for you too.

Just think about it for a moment. You’ve possibly bought something from an auction site at some stage, and realized that with the right products, and an unbeatable price, you could give people just what they need, and on a budget that’s probably got a lot tighter in recent years. You may have then just stored the idea away as a great but unrealistic work from home job dream – but it can be a reality.

At you will find the sort of “as new” department store returns that people will be looking to buy from you. Everything works on a similar auction model to that of your new business, and it will be second-nature to most people. You find the category of item that you’re interested in, see what’s available, and then bid to the level that you would be happy to pay for the items that you’re after.

Just imagine it, you can make a healthy profit on each item, and still give your customer a bargain on a product that they might be paying a premium on in a department store – little will your customer know that the product may have just come from that very same store, and better still, will have been individually checked and okayed by a technician; not something that happens to every item that you pay a premium for.

So, now’s the time to take advantage on the things that people – for one reason or another – decide to take back to the shop that they bought it from, and you can get started by going to: www.amlinc.com.

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