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Originally Posted by jroc
Sliver- I appreciate your insight!
Just curious though, why won't these box stores sell an opened/returned item anymore? If my $120 space heater has a cost of $60, wouldn't they still be in a good spot to sell it to the next guy for $90?
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I'm guessing here because I don't know, but I think it's because then they would eat that loss, whereas they'd rather stick the loss onto the supplier. They're out $0 if they make the supplier take it back. They're out $30 if they sell it as an open box. They're then out an additional $30 on that one sale if they just cannibalized a sale from new at full price.
I do see open box stuff at Best Buy sometimes - I think those were floor models or demos, though.