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Thread Number: 79886
/ Tag: Detergents and Additives
Ever Wonder About How eBay Sellers With Job Lots On Offer? |
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Post# 1037947 7/11/2019 at 22:02 (1,750 days old) by Launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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I mean where does one get dozens of bottles of laundry or other products cheaply enough to sell on fleaPay that makes things worth bothering?
Have my suspicions that much of it "fell off a truck" or is otherwise pilfered. Case in point: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Persil-ProClean... | ||
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Post# 1037953 , Reply# 1 7/12/2019 at 02:44 (1,750 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Oh, I dunno.
I have seen the Persil Power Perls going for about $60 a bottle on eBay. Stuff that used to cost about $10 or less, as I recall. It's good stuff but I refuse to pay those exorbitant prices for... soap... I suspect some folks get word that a product like that is about to be discontinued, and they buy up lot from distributors who just want to get it out of their inventory. Not quite falling off a truck, but then that is sort of a NYC tradition... | ||
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Post# 1037954 , Reply# 2 7/12/2019 at 03:08 (1,750 days old) by Sudsomatic (Indiana) |
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Laundress.... Whenever I see eBay auctions like that it always brings to mind that TLC reality show from several years ago called Extreme Couponing. The people they profiled would somehow get a local grocery store to give them thousands of dollars worth of merchandise for 13 bucks or so because they had a stack of 200 plus coupons.
Later they would show them with their "goods" at home and have so much crap that they had whole rooms dedicated just to their stock. They would have shelf after shelf of the same item, such as bottles of detergent, and more of it than they could ever possibly use themselves.
I always suspected they were reselling a lot of it. At original cost, despite most of it being free or nearly so. | ||
| Post# 1037977 , Reply# 4 7/12/2019 at 10:13 (1,750 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan) | ||
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Yep, before my company closed, we were busting shop lifters for stealing detergents, baby formula, cold medicines, as well as the usual booze. Some of those items are used to make crystal meth. This was in a far north east suburb also, but they get out there. | ||
| Post# 1037984 , Reply# 5 7/12/2019 at 11:22 (1,750 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Post# 1038013 , Reply# 6 7/12/2019 at 19:41 (1,749 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Thing is when purchasing liquid detergent or other products online you are paying to ship water. That $5/bottle price while a bit cheaper than what one sees Persil for at Rite Aid or other stores in area, becomes almost $20 after $14 shipping.
You can certainly find Persil locally here and one assumes elsewhere cheaper than $20/bottle. There is also a very good chance that caps will come loose and or product contents will spill during shipping. Amazon is full of complaints from those who ordered liquid detergents or other products only to receive packages where things spilled out. | ||
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Post# 1038014 , Reply# 7 7/12/2019 at 20:03 (1,749 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Post# 1038015 , Reply# 8 7/12/2019 at 20:23 (1,749 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Was speaking about liquid detergents generally, not at anyone person or situation.
Persil perls (powder) from what one saw didn't seem to have a wide distribution. Cannot recall ever seeing it anywhere here locally. For that matter the sensitive liquid seemed elusive as well. In any rate have a huge stash of mega-perls (color, normal and lavender) so wasn't really looking for more Persil perls. But had one come across them and especially if on offer likely would have purchased instead of the horde of Persil 2in1 liquids. IMHO powder laundry products have a longer shelf life than liquids, and thus more suited to my, well hoarding habits. *LOL* | ||
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Post# 1038016 , Reply# 9 7/12/2019 at 20:44 (1,749 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Odd thing
You can find the American Henkel mega perls on Amazon and Walmart for insane prices.
But OTOH there is plenty of the German Persil perls (both color and universal) going for less, much less. Usually around $27 or so, so cannot see why people are clamoring over the American stuff that costs more on Amazon at least. Walmart seems to have sold out or whatever and lists product as out of stock. Am willing to bet Big Lots and or other liquidation stores like Nationwide Warehouse probably have or had some Persil lying about spare. Miss the Nationwide Warehouse we had on Broadway here in Manhattan. Could find all sorts of detergents/laundry products that were NLA or just not sold generally in USA. Plenty of Canadian offerings like lemon scented Sun detergent. | ||
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Post# 1038027 , Reply# 10 7/13/2019 at 03:52 (1,749 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 1038038 , Reply# 11 7/13/2019 at 08:54 (1,749 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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 We have several of the damaged goods outlet stores here as well, one of the largest is run by Werner Trucking Co. A few years back, I stopped in to have a look and in conversation with the employee on duty, learned that if a pallet of goods is damaged in transit at any point in their care, the whole pallet is "zeroed out" as a loss and insurance covers the value. If the goods are non-perishable, they can be resold non-retail for recovery of costs, etc. It's quite a profitable enterprise for the transport company and can yield some great bargains for those willing to put the time into checking store inventory daily. "Cargolargo" is a similar seller on ebay located in Kansas City that I follow and have bought from several times. A friend of mine follows their new listings almost daily.
Being in the transport business, shipping costs for larger items can be pretty reasonable. Mailing a bottle of detergent? No. If you were local and could run out a pick up several cases to share with others, it could be a great deal. | ||
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Post# 1038282 , Reply# 12 7/14/2019 at 23:35 (1,747 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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Most of this to me smacks of promoting sales/distribution of hot items, or unnecessary capitalizing of scarcity, charging a mint, even if the item is something instantly consumable like detergent...
-- Dave This post was last edited 07/15/2019 at 00:34 | ||
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