Georgia man buys a $13,252 pallet of Amazon electronics returns to see if he can make money out of it

A man bought a pallet of Amazon tech and electronics returns worth more than $13,000 for a little over $3,000 to see if he could make an easy profit.

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

Big companies, like Amazon and Apple, will sell their returned goods for a lower price, and it can be very lucrative. 

While some returns boxes go for under a $100, YouTuber Harrison Nevel went big and splashed out $3,345 on a pallet of returns that was valued at $13,252 to see if he could make some cash.

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What was inside the pallet of Amazon returns?

Starting the clip, Harrison explained that buying returned tech to try and turn a profit isn’t risk-free – the items sent can be broken beyond repair. 

Nonetheless, he took a punt on the pallet, handing over more than $3,000 in the hopes that he could make some easy cash.

The pallet was packed with tech and electronics, including an electric guitar, Nintendo Switch, and a couple of coffee machines.

He also discovered a 49-inch Samsung Odyssey G9 monitor, which retails for around $1,184 and was in good working order. 

Harrison said that on the secondary market, the monitor will sell for more than $400, so he was off to a good start. 

Delving deeper into the pallet, he found the first of two electric guitars, but it was pretty badly damaged and probably only worth $225, the other guitar was missing a backplate, which dragged its resale value down to $350. 

Elsewhere, he found a bunch of household items, including a barely moving Roomba, worth about $45; a panini press, worth $65; and a toaster that could sell for $20. 

Unfortunately, many of the other appliances were too badly damaged or too dirty to resell, including a vacuum cleaner and fan. 

Of the two coffee machines, one was completely broken, while the other had been ‘heavily used’ but could still sell for $75. 

One of the best finds was the Nintendo Switch, which worked perfectly, and could sell for $460. 

Another good find was a Canon camera and lens, which had a resale value of $1,250 and $1,800, respectively. 

But did he make a profit on the pallet?

Out of the whole pallet of returns, Harrison found that only around 30 to 40 percent of the items actually worked, which would obviously impact the resale value. 

So, after splashing out $3,345, was it a smart purchase?

After totting up the numbers, the YouTuber reckoned the items had a total resale value of $5,281.

That’d mean a cool $1,936 profit, based on what he paid, but it doesn’t include any associated selling fees or costs. 

So, all in all, it was a pretty good buy.

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