The return-box economy runs on a simple fantasy: pay pennies on the retail dollar, crack open a cardboard mystery, and somehow walk away with a rent payment in profit. In reality, the people who keep ...

We spent $1,000 on an Amazon return pallet and unboxed every single item on camera. Some of it is junk, some of it is brand new, and a few finds are genuinely insane. We’ll sort, test what we can, and ...

Major retailers quietly resell customer returns at steep discounts — Many returned items are barely used, but stores would rather discount them fast than put them back at full price. The key is ...