I tested the mystery box filled with valuable Amazon products, here's what I got...
Edward Brown, editor at The Review Quest since 2022
iPhone, latest-generation TV or Thermomix... Here's what you can achieve by buying unsold goods or customer returns for a pittance.
Previously reserved for professionals with expertise in the sector, this practice is now becoming accessible to private individuals. Many people are interested in it as a way of getting good deals. I've tried out this method and I'll share the results with you in this article (you'll be amazed at the products you get).
What are these mystery boxes with a minimum market value of $100?
Treasure Box is a revolutionary company specialising in the reconditioning and resale of customer returns/sold items from Amazon and other major shopping platforms. Each box costs only $30 (including postage) and contains three random items whose total value is always greater than $100 on the resale market.
Here's how it works:
1. Treasure Box carefully inspects and tests each item received to ensure 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
There are many advantages to this model. Firstly, companies that 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 private individuals. Buyers get products for a fraction of their original price which they can then keep or sell on CraigList / 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 the products we receive are not to our liking. But in any case they can be resold for 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 (including delivery).
I received my three parcels on Friday (I had ordered on Monday), here's what I got:
Contents of the first box :
- An iPhone (value: $1,111.99)
- A GoPro (value $216.90)
- Universal plug adaptor (value $22.99)
Total value: $1,351.88
Contents of the second box :
- A Samsung computer monitor (value $239)
- An Apple Watch (connected 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 (value $179)
- A Google Home (value $135)
Total value: $1,759.98
For the value of the items, I compared the prices between Amazon and Ebay, systematically taking the cheapest:
We arrive at a total value of $3,653.76 ! This means that if I decide to quickly resell all the products received for 60% of their value on CraigListI would get a profit of $2,102.25 ($2,192.25 resale minus $90 of the 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 hold of 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 one box. total value of $100 minimum per box
The price is currently 30 dollars a box, but I think it's going to go up 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 straight away (at the time of writing there are none available), because if you take just one, you'll win every time. You may not get the latest iPhone or hoover, but you'll get some very useful, high-value products that you can sell quickly and hassle-free afterwards.
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