Episode Details

We hope you got everything on your wishlist for the holidays, but we also know that plenty of people are packing up Amazon returns and exchanging presents. Those items can end up at Mac.Bid, and if you're lucky, someone's return could be your next cheap find. City Cast's Elizabeth Kauma and Megan Harris are talking about how these warehouses got here, what you need to know so you don't buy something broken, and whether it's even worth the risk to be placing bids.

**This episode originally aired on March 18, 2024.

Notes and references from today’s show:

• 2022 Retail Returns Rate Remains Flat at $816 Billion [National Retail Federation]
• M@C Discount Business Profile [Better Business Bureau]
• Inside the booming business of reselling returned merchandise [Marketplace]
• This Is What Happens to All the Stuff You Don’t Want [The Atlantic]

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