I tested the mystery box filled with valuable Amazon products, here's what I got...
Paolo Durandi, editor at The Review Quest since 2022
iPhone, latest-generation TV or Thermomix... Here's what you can get for buying unsold goods or customer returns for a song.
Once the preserve of industry professionals, this practice is now becoming accessible to private individuals. Many are interested in it as a way of getting good deals. I've tested this method and I'll share the results with you in this article (you'll be amazed by the products).
What are these mystery boxes with a minimum retail value of €100?
Treasure Box is a revolutionary company specializing in the reconditioning and resale of customer returns/sold items from Amazon and other major shopping platforms. Each box costs just €30 (including postage) and contains three random items whose total value is always over €100 on the resale market.
Here's how it works:
1. Treasure Box carefully inspects and tests every item received to ensure that it is in perfect working order and meets their high quality standards.
2. The specialist company repackages these items in their unique Treasure Boxes, each containing three random items worth at least €100 thanks to their artificial intelligence.
3. You buy a Treasure Box for just €30, including postage, and receive items with a total resale value of over €100.
Advantages/disadvantages
The advantages of this model are numerous. Firstly, companies who sell their unsold goods or customer returns get some of their money back, and free up space to stock new products. Treasure Box buys these products at low prices and makes its profit by reselling them to individuals. Buyers get products for a fraction of their original price, which they can then keep or resell on Subito / eBay for a profit.
It's a win-win system where all parties gain an advantage.
The disadvantage is that the contents of the boxes are not known in advance, which can be a source of frustration if we don't like the products we receive. But in any case, they can be resold at a quick and easy profit.
I placed an order and this is what I got
Curious to see if it was really possible to get a good deal, I ordered three boxes from their website for a total of 90€ (delivery included).
I received my three parcels on Friday (I had ordered on Monday), here's what I got:
Contents of first box :
- An iPhone (value: €1,111.99)
- A GoPro (value €216.90)
- Universal plug adapter (value €22.99)
Total value: 1.351,88€
Contents of second box :
- A Samsung computer screen (value €239)
- An Apple Watch (value €279)
- A surveillance camera (value €23.90)
Total value: 541,90€
Contents of the third box:
- A Jura E8 automatic coffee machine (value €1,445.98)
- Devialet wireless headphones (179€ value)
- A Google Home (value 135€)
Total value: 1.759,98€
For the value of the items, I compared Fnac and Amazon and took the cheapest each time.
We arrive at a total value of €3,653.76! This means that if I decide to quickly resell all the products I've received for 60% of their value on Subito, I'll get a profit of €2,102.25 (€2,192.25 resale price less the €90 purchase price of the three boxes).
I sold the GoPro the next day for 180€, the Google Home took 3 days to find a buyer for 90€ and I kept the rest, as I intend to use them.
Just by selling the GoPro, I repaid my "investment", made a big profit and got all the other products (including an iPhone). FREE OF CHARGE!
How do you get these famous boxes?
There's only one way to get a mystery box, and it's very simple:
Step 1: Go to the Treasure Box official website
Step 2: Select the number of boxes you wish to obtain
Step 3: Enter your delivery and payment details
Step 4: Receive your box(es) at home in less than 7 days and discover the 3 products in a single package. total value of at least €100 per box
The price is currently 30 euros per box, but I expect it to rise quickly in view of demand.
Unfortunately, the company is a victim of its own success, and is often out of stock (the last time I looked, not a single box was available). They do, however, have new arrivals every day, so if you want to get your hands on one, you have to be quick!
Conclusion: what are we to make of these mystery boxes?
If you go to the liquidation site and find a box available, I advise you to buy it without delay (at the time of writing there are none available), because by taking just one, you win every time. You may not get the latest iPhone or robot vacuum cleaner, but you'll get valuable, useful products that you can resell quickly and hassle-free afterwards.
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