Amazon Warehouse Deals: Select Used & Open Box Items

pidge

Nov 30, 2020 03:59 AM

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Quote from CarlosH7323

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I work at amazon warehouse, these items are not items returned by customers, they are items that got damaged in the warehouse somehow, usually when they fall of the drives ( robots for transport) and literally get ran over. The guy selecting the condition of the item to see if it can be resold gets paid 15 bucks and has to scan/check condition of a few hundreds items everyhour, meaning they do a bad job and most times don't even open the box to check condition ( yes you get fired for going below the rates and it happens every week, so people cut corners everywhere). Others just steal what's inside the box, usually small items you can hide, airpods being the most targeted one. it's about lucky, I retrieve hundreds of damage items everynight from the robotic field, now I know where they all go lol. Btw, item condition is mainly personal opinion, there's no standard for judgement, if the selector think is good he will mark good item, another person might mark that same item in excellent condiont for example. It's all personal opinion and common sense mainly, and the whole process might take less than 10 seconds from start to finish per item.

Yeah not correct. I've bought items that were clearly used. Heck I even bought a lunch bag with food still inside the zipper. In general I've had luck though although both items that I bought during Prime day I had to return due to them being broken.

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Quote from CarlosH7323

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I work at amazon warehouse, these items are not items returned by customers, they are items that got damaged in the warehouse somehow, usually when they fall of the drives ( robots for transport) and literally get ran over. The guy selecting the condition of the item to see if it can be resold gets paid 15 bucks and has to scan/check condition of a few hundreds items everyhour, meaning they do a bad job and most times don't even open the box to check condition ( yes you get fired for going below the rates and it happens every week, so people cut corners everywhere). Others just steal what's inside the box, usually small items you can hide, airpods being the most targeted one. it's about lucky, I retrieve hundreds of damage items everynight from the robotic field, now I know where they all go lol. Btw, item condition is mainly personal opinion, there's no standard for judgement, if the selector think is good he will mark good item, another person might mark that same item in excellent condiont for example. It's all personal opinion and common sense mainly, and the whole process might take less than 10 seconds from start to finish per item.

You guys are working in the future. I feel like you are describing the year 2077.

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spink10

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Amazon damages products get marked at all distribution centers. Amazon returns go to select (few) locations. Thus, most Amazon workers don't realize that returned products are also posted on AWD.

EfficientRailway279

Nov 30, 2020 04:15 AM

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Put 20% in the search line and the measly 100 junky items will appear in your search.

Spontaneous1

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For me warehouse items are a hit or a miss. But I took a gamble and purchased some airpod pros. Hopefully, I'm not sent complete crap because I'd like to gift them.

lolopolo

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Do they have a certain timeframe for the discount? Looks like it no longer applies. Or did I choose a wrong item?

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Quote from CarlosH7323

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I work at amazon warehouse, these items are not items returned by customers, they are items that got damaged in the warehouse somehow, usually when they fall of the drives ( robots for transport) and literally get ran over. The guy selecting the condition of the item to see if it can be resold gets paid 15 bucks and has to scan/check condition of a few hundreds items everyhour, meaning they do a bad job and most times don't even open the box to check condition ( yes you get fired for going below the rates and it happens every week, so people cut corners everywhere). Others just steal what's inside the box, usually small items you can hide, airpods being the most targeted one. it's about lucky, I retrieve hundreds of damage items everynight from the robotic field, now I know where they all go lol. Btw, item condition is mainly personal opinion, there's no standard for judgement, if the selector think is good he will mark good item, another person might mark that same item in excellent condiont for example. It's all personal opinion and common sense mainly, and the whole process might take less than 10 seconds from start to finish per item.

I agree with others, not true at all. I bought a lawn chair from AWD, it came with wrong screws and had the return printout that amazon asks to put inside the package still in it from the previous owner and the reason on it was "wrong screws".

It was not even opened and just put back on inventory.

Spontaneous1

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Quote from lolopolo

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Do they have a certain timeframe for the discount? Looks like it no longer applies. Or did I choose a wrong item?

To see what items qualify click the link on the SD page and it'll take you to the items that qualify. Next to the search bar it'll say Amazon Warehouse limited time, search what you're look for in the search box and if it qualifies it'll pop up. Hope that helps or makes sense.

lolopolo

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Quote from Spontaneous1

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To see what items qualify click the link on the SD page and it'll take you to the items that qualify. Next to the search bar it'll say Amazon Warehouse limited time, search what you're look for in the search box and if it qualifies it'll pop up. Hope that helps or makes sense.

Thanks. That what I did earlier today, but now that "limited time" string is missing and so does 20% apparently. Would you be so kind to check if the discount still works (and this is an issue on my end)?

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Quote from EfficientRailway279

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Put 20% in the search line and the measly 100 junky items will appear in your search.

why would you put 20% in your search bar? That makes zero sense.

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Spontaneous1

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Quote from lolopolo

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Thanks. That what I did earlier today, but now that "limited time" string is missing and so does 20% apparently. Would you be so kind to check if the discount still works (and this is an issue on my end)?

Just checked right now. It's still working and the limited time string is still popping up on my end.

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lolopolo

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Quote from Spontaneous1

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Just checked right now. It's still working and the limited time string is still popping up on my end.

Thank you sir. Was able to find a gas spring mount that qualified for20%. Apparently, the deal is about to end in a couple of minutes.

Schoolson

Nov 30, 2020 11:42 AM

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Asus AM4 TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi) AM4 Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 & 3rd Gen Ryzen ATX Motherboard With PCIe 4.0, Dual M.2, 12+2 With Dr. MOS power stage, USB 3.2 Gen 2 And Aura Sync RGB lighting

$138

Thanks for the reminder, I just bought the Z490 version (wi-fi) for $108.

Spontaneous1

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Quote from lolopolo

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Thank you sir. Was able to find a gas spring mount that qualified for20%. Apparently, the deal is about to end in a couple of minutes.

No problem. If you came across anything else that you may need or want the promotion ends today at 11:59pm PT time.

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Dr. J

Nov 30, 2020 01:23 PM

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Quote from CarlosH7323

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I work at amazon warehouse, these items are not items returned by customers, they are items that got damaged in the warehouse somehow, usually when they fall of the drives ( robots for transport) and literally get ran over. The guy selecting the condition of the item to see if it can be resold gets paid 15 bucks and has to scan/check condition of a few hundreds items everyhour, meaning they do a bad job and most times don't even open the box to check condition ( yes you get fired for going below the rates and it happens every week, so people cut corners everywhere). Others just steal what's inside the box, usually small items you can hide, airpods being the most targeted one. it's about lucky, I retrieve hundreds of damage items everynight from the robotic field, now I know where they all go lol. Btw, item condition is mainly personal opinion, there's no standard for judgement, if the selector think is good he will mark good item, another person might mark that same item in excellent condiont for example. It's all personal opinion and common sense mainly, and the whole process might take less than 10 seconds from start to finish per item.

Quote from BBQ_Bob

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While I am sure you are correct about some items, having bought several items from AW, I am certain some are customer returns. For example, I bought a Like New tent that clearly had been used for a weekend from the dirt in the poles and dog hair inside. These aren't things that happen from falling from a forklift in a warehouse. Other items, like an antenna was assembled and returned since I could see some of the shingle on a piece. And yes, there are other items that have had the packaged damaged by handling in the warehouse. I've found that most like new items are over stated in quality, while very good are usually on the mark or better, but in general it is almost random.

I was wondering how they determine what to resell individually (AW) vs. bulk resell [liquidation.com] (3rd party lots).

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