Lost package resale companies promise you valuable items and finds. At the exit of Béziers (Hérault), a pop-up sale has been organized since Friday November 29 until Sunday December 1, 2024. Hundreds of curious people have already rummaged through these boxes, sold for €17 per kilo, without knowing their contents. But is this really a good deal?
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They search, weigh, analyze boxes and packages. Several hundred curious people flocked to this point of sale for undelivered packages in a few days. All in search of the rare pearl.
A woman opens her package and discovers a tablet. “I’m very happy, that’s what I wanted.”she smiled.
This client was lucky. Enough to fuel the ambitions of Boualem, who had already come the day before.
I found legos that I didn't even pay the equivalent of 17 euros for and they are worth 100 euros. Today I hope to find an iPhone
When opening the packages, no phone or tablet for him. But a computer keyboard. Sold for 6 euros on Chinese e-commerce sites, while you have to pay 17 € for 1 kilo of packages. From Mondial Relay or Amazon.
A father says he has already found a gold ring in these packages. Today he spent 70 euros, but he was less lucky: He discovered an old doll, a backpack, two chargers and some clothes. “The family is big, even if it doesn't suit me, I take it for the family”, the buyer philosophizes.
So, buying lost packages, good deal or scam? “In the lot, I don’t think there is any business to be done”underlines another buyer skeptically.
For the seller, among these packages, many valuable objects.
“There have been connected watches, phones, cameras, drones, we cannot say that it is a minority. We are on a ratio of 30 to 40%”says Jean-Luc Nègre, developer Vu Vendu, the company organizing the sale.
Impossible to verify these figures. In any case, success is there. Other sales should be organized regularly in Béziers.
