Anyone know where to buy Amazon returns directly from Amazon?
September 29, 2015 4:43 PM Subscribe
Hello, I am a newer reseller, I am looking to cut out my middle man. I also want to be the first to look at the returns. Right now, I go through a company that I believe goes through stuff before they box it up to resell from Amazon.
I would like to know if there is a way to directly buy from Amazon. I have called Amazon directly and they won't answer or act like they don't know what I am talking about. Other big name companies would be awesome as well. I am looking for pallets or packages, not truckloads just yet. :)
Also, if someone has some verified lists for other stuff like Apple products. Let me know. :)
Any Ebay store items and tricks I would love to hear about.
I would like to know if there is a way to directly buy from Amazon. I have called Amazon directly and they won't answer or act like they don't know what I am talking about. Other big name companies would be awesome as well. I am looking for pallets or packages, not truckloads just yet. :)
Also, if someone has some verified lists for other stuff like Apple products. Let me know. :)
Any Ebay store items and tricks I would love to hear about.
Best answer: The site makes it look like it's not up to much, but, you might wring a good amount of information out of Skip McGrath's newsletters.
Reselling returns is tricky -- you'll be handling a lot of merchandise that you are not familiar with, merchandise which will often have defects.
What do you mean by "verified lists for other stuff like Apple products"?
"Any Ebay store items and tricks" is a topic that encompasses many entire books... From your previous Q, you've got a big pile of make-up...? Is it on eBay? Definitely offer international shipping on that (don't use the GSP for Canada; it tends to triple the price, and there's no reason to use it for Canada, or really for any country with a decent postal system). Accept returns, ship quickly; do everything eBay likes you to do as being 'top rated' will push you higher in the search results.
Check out /r/flipping -- with the caveat that nobody is going to tell you "Hey, I buy highly profitable X from Y source. Fill yer boots!" And a lot of what I think you're thinking about is going to be off-limits unless you do want to turn yourself into a person with a warehouse; as a small-timer/newbie, you are going to have to keep dealing with middlemen for liquidations.
Do not try to scale up too quickly -- that is a great way to make expensive mistakes. Also: know your products well; selling stuff you are unfamiliar with is another good way to make expensive mistakes (and you'll accidentally burn customers, too). But this is getting to be rather too general advice, because it is a rather general question...
posted by kmennie at 7:34 PM on September 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
Reselling returns is tricky -- you'll be handling a lot of merchandise that you are not familiar with, merchandise which will often have defects.
What do you mean by "verified lists for other stuff like Apple products"?
"Any Ebay store items and tricks" is a topic that encompasses many entire books... From your previous Q, you've got a big pile of make-up...? Is it on eBay? Definitely offer international shipping on that (don't use the GSP for Canada; it tends to triple the price, and there's no reason to use it for Canada, or really for any country with a decent postal system). Accept returns, ship quickly; do everything eBay likes you to do as being 'top rated' will push you higher in the search results.
Check out /r/flipping -- with the caveat that nobody is going to tell you "Hey, I buy highly profitable X from Y source. Fill yer boots!" And a lot of what I think you're thinking about is going to be off-limits unless you do want to turn yourself into a person with a warehouse; as a small-timer/newbie, you are going to have to keep dealing with middlemen for liquidations.
Do not try to scale up too quickly -- that is a great way to make expensive mistakes. Also: know your products well; selling stuff you are unfamiliar with is another good way to make expensive mistakes (and you'll accidentally burn customers, too). But this is getting to be rather too general advice, because it is a rather general question...
posted by kmennie at 7:34 PM on September 29, 2015 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: @ kmennie Sorry, I am new to MF. I really can't find a reply button so I am assuming this is the best way to respond to you.
I have been doing this for a few months already. I have a local warehouse that I can view and bid on products online. This has been working out great! They get their trucks directly from Amazon some how. These products are not checked out and only the broken sold. Literally, 10% of the items I get from here that are direct from Amazon returns are bad. I am trying to get pallets. I tried liquidation.com but it seems everyone selling on here is a scammer. For instance, I just bought 60 "Designer" handbags and there were maybe 4 total and the rest were beach tote bags.. I am trying to find a trustworthy middle man for my online auctions.
Verified sources, basically, the newsletter you told me to check out, I did. He has a verified list he gives away for free. Stuff someone has checked out personally and done business with is what I meant.
The make up, I wanted to purchase items with UPC codes and retail packaging so that I could sell them on Amazon and kind of fire and forget method. Buy, Ship to Amazon, let Amazon ship, rinse and repeat. This is what I am focusing on for my end game. I found out though that my make up, which I got for .91 cents each only sales for $4-6 although advertised to sell 4-10 =/ Anyhow, I wouldn't make any profit going through amazon unless they sold for about $10+.
I am going to be adding them to eBay. The international shipping I never thought to use. I will start to look into that! Thank you!
I will check out the /r/flipping forum tonight.
Thank you for your information!
posted by tricide at 2:30 PM on October 2, 2015
I have been doing this for a few months already. I have a local warehouse that I can view and bid on products online. This has been working out great! They get their trucks directly from Amazon some how. These products are not checked out and only the broken sold. Literally, 10% of the items I get from here that are direct from Amazon returns are bad. I am trying to get pallets. I tried liquidation.com but it seems everyone selling on here is a scammer. For instance, I just bought 60 "Designer" handbags and there were maybe 4 total and the rest were beach tote bags.. I am trying to find a trustworthy middle man for my online auctions.
Verified sources, basically, the newsletter you told me to check out, I did. He has a verified list he gives away for free. Stuff someone has checked out personally and done business with is what I meant.
The make up, I wanted to purchase items with UPC codes and retail packaging so that I could sell them on Amazon and kind of fire and forget method. Buy, Ship to Amazon, let Amazon ship, rinse and repeat. This is what I am focusing on for my end game. I found out though that my make up, which I got for .91 cents each only sales for $4-6 although advertised to sell 4-10 =/ Anyhow, I wouldn't make any profit going through amazon unless they sold for about $10+.
I am going to be adding them to eBay. The international shipping I never thought to use. I will start to look into that! Thank you!
I will check out the /r/flipping forum tonight.
Thank you for your information!
posted by tricide at 2:30 PM on October 2, 2015
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