Message from discussion Restocking Fee

From: ltin...@infi.net@infi.net  (Pete Borders)
Subject: Re: Restocking Fee
Date: 1995/04/05
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In <2a6.9824....@acenet.com>, brian.carl...@acenet.com (Brian Carling) writes:
>Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
>From: brian.carl...@acenet.com
>
>WC>The reason Ham radio dealers charge a restocking fee is because no one
>WC>wants to buy an open box.  The restocking fee is how much they discount
>WC>the equipment you returned in order to move it.
>WC>Tnx & 73
>WC>Bill
>WC>N3OGH

If you think the restocking fee is to cover discounts to sell returned equipment
you are being naive. The restocking fee is a penalty to discourage returns from
customers. Think about it, all these department stores and computer shops and 
other large stores that take returns don't just throw out the returned items, they
"reshop" them, which is a sellers term for returning them to the shelves. There
is no discount and no notice that the item is not "new". Many computer stores, 
and other stores I am sure, shrink wrap the items so that they look even more 
like "new" items. Any time you buy from ANY major store you have a chance of
buying a returned item, the only real exceptions are for safety or security reasons.
Computer stores don't take back software since they think you already copied it 
and department stores don't take back underware for health reasons. 

Pete

Peter W. Borders - WB4TKA
Network Administrator
Tidewater Community College
abka...@nvmusic.vccs.edu
71170,77 - CIS