alt Hacker News> They’ve made an interesting proposal around using 1600 GameStop locations for fulfilment.
Is that really an advantage? Fulfilment is always handled by a lot of places for the big e-retailers for returns, which is similar to what eBay needs for sellers.
How much does Staples charge for its Amazon return fulfillment where you don't even need to wrap up the item?
It is really popular: https://www.staples.ca/a/learn/amazon-returns-now-available-...
I question whether it is advantageous to use GameStop stores for this or just to piggy back on what Staples is already offering to Amazon and others for their returns? Fulfilling returns for Amazon isn't significantly different to shipping eBay orders.
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>Is that really an advantage? Fulfilment is always handled by a lot of places for the big e-retailers for returns, which is similar to what eBay needs for sellers.
I think the advantage is going to be "bring your junk to GameStop and an employee will put it up for sale and handle shipping"
You'd get considerably more trust buying something on ebay that at least some teenager looked at and verified was real and powered on, etc.
My kneejerk is that most consumers these days expect delivery for items purchased online, and allowing them to pick up their items at a brick and mortar probably isn't the issue.
Now, dropping off items you're selling? That probably removes a decent hurdle for many first-time/one-time users who aren't familiar with shipping (what box/label/insurance/padding/...).