A YouTuber who bought back $8,000 worth of technology for profit was “ripped off” when he opened the boxes.
With competing brands constantly trying to outdo each other with their impressive new devices, it’s no secret that technology can lose value pretty quickly.
People often return their old tech to make room for the newest product on the market, so YouTuber Harrison Nevel decided to take advantage of this and see if he could make a profit from it.
Nevel expected all products to be from Apple. (YouTube/Harrison Nevel)
In a video he shared on his channel earlier this year, Nevel explained that he bought “a pallet full of Apple products” worth around $8,000 – but he got them for just $1,266.98.
Nevel got the items at such a bargain price because he used a website that offered “returns, display items and opened packages,” allowing him to get “really good bargains” and potentially make “a lot of profit.”
“Let’s hope we break even and hopefully make some profit,” he said.
When he unboxed the products, Nevel noticed that many of the items were not from Apple. These included earbuds, headphones, a smartwatch, and even what he identified as a fake iPhone.
Nevel was left with tons of counterfeit products. (YouTube/Harrison Nevel)
Fortunately, there were some genuine products inside, including a real iMac, a MacBook Pro, a charger, and some AirPods – but a quick inspection revealed that the AirPods were all broken.
To figure out how much each item might realistically be worth, Nevel looked at what prices they were selling for on eBay – a method that repeatedly proved disappointing for him.
He learned that the iMac was worth about $150, which gave him at least some success after purchasing it for $140.
However, given the heavy loss he incurred on the palette, this rare win could not stop Nevel from claiming he was “ripped off” on his purchase because it was “so annoying.”
“I would say we have a total of $500 worth of products, of which $1,200 has been spent,” he concluded.
Nevel decided to offer a whole box of different products on his website for less than he actually paid in the hopes that someone else could make money off of it, so it’s safe to say that his big purchase didn’t end up being worth it.
And viewers were shocked after seeing what Nevel unpacked, with one advising: “lol bro you need to find better places to get that stuff.”
Nevel admitted that buying return pallets can be a risk, so we hope he’s more successful in the future!
