E561: I tracked my Amazon Return for 3000 Miles

The Ecomcrew Ecommerce Podcast

To find out what exactly happens to these returns and where they go, Dave stuck an Apple Airtag in it and tracked it over the next 3 months.

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Have you ever wondered what happens to your Amazon returns?

Earlier in the year, Dave bought an Amazon Basics gym bag that he needed to return. To find out what exactly happens to these returns and where they go, he stuck an Apple Airtag in it and tracked it over the next 3 months. Here's exactly where it went and how I found it.

The Big Takeaway

• Amazon inspects returns for their condition and might resell them to liquidators if they're not "like new".
• 80% of customers mark items as "wrong item sent" to avoid return shipping charges.
• There is a huge reseller market for Amazon returns.

Timestamps

• 00:00 - Introduction: Tracking an Amazon Return
• 08:05 - The Reseller Market for Amazon Returns
• 13:17 - Buying Back the Returned Item
• 17:05 - The Environmental Consequences of Returns

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