Man buys box of Amazon returns for $88 to see if he fix what's inside to turn a profit

A man spent $88 on a mystery box of Amazon returns to see if he could fix whatever was inside and make himself an easy profit.

The box contained 33 items, but he had no idea what was inside. 

Despite knowing very little about what was in the box, he was hopeful that if anything arrived damaged or in need of repair, he’d be able to fix it. 

The box contained a mix of tech and non-techy bits, but was it worth $88, and could he make a profit?

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The box was crammed full of Amazon returns, but did they work?

Buying returns has become a popular side hustle for some folks.

And it can be lucrative, one guy was able to make ‘pure profit’ after buying a pallet from Amazon, and again snapping up a box of Apple returns. 

However, it doesn’t always end up with a win, and you can end up with a lot less than you’d hoped. 

YouTuber StezStix Fix? parted with just $88 to buy his box of Amazon returns, and wasted no time in ripping it open to see what was inside. 

At first, the contents appeared to be a little disappointing: a cheap plastic phone case, film for a Polaroid camera, and some packs of batteries. 

But he dug a bit deeper into the box and found some gems, including a Sony SRS-XB23 speaker, a Nokia Streaming Box 8000, a couple of pairs of earbuds, a smartwatch, several security cameras, and a portable DAB radio. 

He then checked which of the items were working and which would need to be repaired. 

In the end, just six of the items he received were faulty, and even without those items, he reckoned the contents of the box were worth around $218 – not bad for an $88 outlay, but he was keen to see if he could make more. 

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Would he be able to fix the broken items?

Only six of the items were broken: the Nokia Streaming Box, which had no HDMI output; the TWS earbuds that were completely dead and refused to charge; the LeMega portable DAB radio, which had a broken charging port; the HyperX Cloud Mix Buds, which had one broken bud; and the Sony SRS-XB23 speaker, which wouldn’t charge properly. 

Incredibly, using his tech skills, the YouTuber was able to fix all the items apart from the one faulty HyperX earbud – impressive stuff, right?

By the time he was done with his repairs, he estimated the value of the box to be around $318, meaning he’s set to make a clear $230 profit.

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