Is Amazon Renewed a SCAM? 

the real scam is how i keep watching these videos of austin buying the same items over and over again

Of course this pops up as I’m waiting for an Amazon Renewed product to be delivered.

I worked in returns for amazon, dusting it off and putting in a new box if its demaged is all they do to get the best numbers as fast as possible.

Anything "renewed or refurbished" online is a gamble. But with companies like Amazon they have easy return policies. Unlike DK oldies and such

$173 FOR A PS2?! thats criminal 💀

3:48 As someone that used to own a fire hd 10, it's not worth getting the hd 8. It's smaller, slower, and doesn't have the hd 10 party trick which is to act like an Alexa when plugged into it's charger. Seriously, it worked so well as an Alexa echo show device put only broke out of it when it needed to do something only a tablet could do, but otherwise, it works better than actual echo shows. Now, with amazon not really caring about their line of devices, I wouldn't touch any of them with a ten foot pole.

Half of the items aren't even from Amazon Renewed Y'all! You have to make sure it says SHIPPED & SOLD by Amazon. Several of the items you guys picked out are from 3rd party sellers.

at this point Austin is just a refurbished tech youtuber

That edit with the cat listening to music with beats was hilarious lol, literally ONLY bass.

I once bought an iPhone 11 from Amazon renewed in excellent condition and it came with 78% battery and a bunch of scratches

I have always been told to be wary of buying TVs “renewed” because you dont know if its the original panel, would be interested to see a video on those 😊

As a person who purchases lots of Amazon returns, I can say for certain if there's an LPN sticker on there, it was returned and resold whether directly back to you or to an "Amazon returns" liquidation shop.

Each cycle count represents the number of times a battery has been drained and charged. It's important to note that the decrease doesn't necessarily mean that the battery was drained to 0% -- if someone used their battery for only a few minutes and the battery drained from 100% to 99%, and then the owner charged the laptop again, that would still count as 1 cycle. So all cycle counts are not created equally.

Earlier this year I bought a Certified Refurbished iPhone 14 Plus and Watch Series 8 from Amazon. They both arrived in good shape and function perfectly. As long as you do your research buying refurbished is nearly as good as new.

I actually bought a 12.9 Inch 2018 iPad pro Wi-Fi + Cellular renewed in "acceptable" condition and when it arrived it would've been mint of not for some scratched by around the USB port! It even came with a screen protector and folio case (Which I was unaware of), it would've been perfect of it came with a first party charger. Mind you I only paid $420 too! Amazon Renewed is pretty decent imo, tho I usually get my stuff off eBay.

2:30 fun fact, Bezo’s internal alias in Amazon is just “jeff”

I bought a ton of stuff from Amazon renewed, my current GPU and a pair of Corsair headphones for example, both where basically brand new.

This man has to own at least 100 ps2s by now

My experience has been quite good the few times have used. Just this month, I purchased an Apple Watch Ultra 2 model and the classification was "Used - Very Good". The watch was discounted from $799 to $604. Upon receipt I inspected and could tell by Apple serial number status that it was original bought in November 2023 and still under AppleCare until November 2024. Everything was in the box, in like-new condition. The only signs it was used was that the charger cable had been removed and put back into the box and could tell the band had been used for a little bit. The watch was in pristine condition with no defects at all. Was very pleased.

that meta quest definitely got smacks on walls LOL

I got an iPhone 13 for my mom for 480 dollars, for the prices in my country was extremely cheap and it came pretty good, the battery had 100% and no damage at all just the metal ring in the camera had the paint off

For that xbox, reset the video settings by holding the power down for 2 beeps and then start it up. It should reset all video settings. Happens a lot causing ppl to return their xboxes

I know a little something about Amazon renewed 😂

You sniff earbuds, but someone elses face being on a VR Headset is where you draw the line.

props on getting a crt on set for your old games.

Who else is watching this on an Amazon renewed product?

I buy from the Amazon warehouse all the time. They are returns, so it’s a bit of a crapshoot - but sending back is easy if you get a dud. Good deals on non-electronic household goods especially. They usually try to confirm all the bits and pieces are included but it’s very common for small parts to be missing.

My experience with a refurbished Galaxy watch 4 classic was really good until I went swimming with it 😭 the third-party seller was tryna not give me a new one because it was after the 90 day warranty from them. But thankfully I got a new one after I had to threaten them on getting Amazon involved 💀

What happens to all the tech after you buy it? Do you return everything or does it go to people or do you just have ten z flips and ps2s lying around? Genuinely curious

What do you do with all this stuff after a video? Just return it? Or do you sell it?

At this point I think Austin owns more z flips than samsung

I've bought 3 renewed phones and 1 tablet and all of them were excellent almost mint. no complaints from my experience

Alonso’s move to Aston? When was this video filmed 🤔😂

Really Great Video Austin ✌🏻

Amazon can be very tricky. They'll say free shipping, but at checkout they will default to paid shipping. You have to choose free shipping. They are horrible.....

I still appreciate these videos ❤

seeing this after just returning my renewed iphone 14 pro that was supposed to come in “excellent” condition and instead came extremely damaged and not functional is definitely an extra slap in the face from some sort of higher being.

If you buy renewed. Make sure to get prime for that month so you can return the product within Amazon's 90 day no questions asked policy.

Dear editor, the Bezos water bottle was hilarious!

When building my pc I got a few things renewed. The motherboard, turtle beach wireless headset and cooler master mouse. Everything new would have been half the price of my pc, around $150 after it all.

I've bought a renewed Surface Pro for $800 ($1200 MSRP), haven't had any issues at all and was in brand new condition, not even a scratch.

my biggest gripe is the renewed vs new price a lot of times is not much different than the full price of a new item

I love these vids testing if sites or services are a scam

I'm hesitant, but a year or two ago, I got a 6700XT for $290 before the prices dropped that low. It came in its original box and was packaged like new. That was a good deal. But I still think it's a gamble. However, with the return policy and everything, the risk isn't too crazy. It's more or less just a matter of time of having to return it if so.

My first smartphone that I bought was the Note 10 back in 2020. at the time a brand new one cost $1000 and I found an ALMOST NEW Note 10 that was refurbished and unlocked for $515. I bought it and it was basically a new phone. No damage, no scratches, nothing. Lasted me up until January of this year when I upgraded to the ZFlip 5 because the battery on the Note 10 was dying within half a day of light use. Great purchase but Renewed stuff can be a gamble

The Samsung Watch I bought on your livestream was Amazon refurb and it was mint. ❤

At are you rating the specs? I want to know the quality of the “refurbished” process

I have always been told to be wary of buying TVs “renewed” because you dont know if its the original panel, would be interested to see a video on those

Send me your extra Zflip! Haha... love the videos as always

I have had greatly varying luck with Amazon renewed products. I've had awesome finds and i've also gotten some straight broken products.

I bought a renewed M1 Mac Mini a year back from them, looked brand new, except it was iCloud locked, so I returned it for a refund. It can be hit or miss.

I bought a renewed SteelSeries Arctis Pro for almost 50% off the original price, with the caveat that the BOX was only slightly damaged and scuffed. Too good to be true. However, the product description was misleading. The device came faulty, with a non-working handset and both rechargeable batteries busted. Thankfully, being a Prime member made the return process seamless!

I was thinking of buying a renewed Z fold 4 from Amazon, is it worth it buying it renewed

i had a decent experience with it. Bought an iPhone 12 in "Good" condition and the front and back glass were PERFECT not a single screatch. However, the sides were scuffed up a bit. Another note was I ordered this and the rear main sensor just did not work whatsoever, the wide and front ones did. I did exchange it and got a perfectly working device. Also battery was at 83% which isnt the best but its acceptable

Austin: 1280 x 800 is low rez Me(watching the video at 640 x 480): wdym bad? How good is good...

How many refurbished Z Flip and Z Fold phones has Austin bought at this point? Does he just have a shelf of them at this point.

Joanna in the background claiming difficulty 2 is not difficult, then quickly proceeds to backtrack her statement 😂

The one thing I find Amazon is a bit of a scam with is the fact they get a return that the person states is faulty and sends it back out to the next customer. So many times I have gotten something that looks like a return that has been sent right back out without them checking. I tested it once. Sent back a keyboard and mouse and kept the mouse... got a refund and no word about the missing mouse lol. I feel like they do that just hoping one person doesn't bother returning it, maybe too busy or something and they do this until it doesn't get returned and that's a item sold they do not have to worry about lol.

With all this renewed stuff Austin buys, he can make his own renewed tech marketplace

I bought my m1 12in iPad Pro from Amazon renewed, it was around 1000 dollars and it was the 250 gb model it was in perfect condition the only flaw was a little 2 mm line on the screen (and as I had it for like 4 days without a screen protector I can’t be sure it was not my fault) and it came in with generic cable and charger. It did come in with a little note that let me know that a third party refurbished the item and it was just being sold in partnership with the Amazon renewed program. I still think I got a good bargain, bought it a few months before the m2 iPad Pro got announced.

I bought an Amazon renewed iPhone 15 pro and it came with 100% battery capacity, only 1 battery cycle, 2 small scratches on the display, and there is no indication of any parts having been replaced according to the settings. In fact, I’m not even sure how it was possibly renewed if it only had a battery cycle count of 1 and no parts were supposedly replaced. But to say I’m happy with my product is an understatement. Saved me a couple hundred bucks and works like new!

I purchased an Amazon Renewed Z Flip3 5G for my son recently and it looked pretty solid. Sure, same residue near the spine. No screen protector installed. A good size cluster of dead pixels in the top right corner. Good condition supposedly. Bummer, but they took the return no problem.

I got an "excellent" Galaxy s22 refurbished and there was significant specs and scratches all around the side of the phone. I'm not to butt hurt about it since it's just cosmetic, especially since I'll just put a case over it anyway, but for it being "excellent" that's not great!

I bought a Dennon refurbished Atmos from Dennon receiver had doubts it very happy with it eight years in

I got my mother board from amazon warehouse years ago which i think is the same thing here in the uk its returned items. It was way cheaper than buying new and ive had zero issues with it

Weird; when i've bought Renewed stuff from Amazon (last one was a Hard Drive a few months ago); there was a slip in the package that said something like Amazon Certified Refurbished or something like that.

A couple of years ago, I had ordered a 1/200 scale model of the battleship Bismarck from amazon renewed. It was surprisingly in perfect condition and had all of it's 1000+ parts. For that, it seemed to be a great deal. I'm not sure I'd trust getting tech from amazon renewed.

So as someone who works at an Amazon warehouse returns site, warehouse deals items, like the XBOX Series X, are barely checked for cosmetic damage much less actually tested to see if they actually work. If a customer comment doesn't specifically say that it has connection problems or power problems or something along those lines, and the item looks correct and without major damage, it will probably be resold as warehouse deals.

Back in 2021, I got a Samsung S20 Ultra 512GB + Galaxy Buds Pro for $700 from Amazon Renewed. Practically brand new for less than half the price. Not bad.

Austin, can you compare mini pc’s for ultra budget gaming? I.e. $300 and under, good for simple emulations (dolphin, VBA, etc…) and easy/undemanding gaming (minecraft, LoL, etc…)

They sent you a BRICK OF GIRL' on accident 😂😂😂 save me sum😊

I have tried Amazon renewed products twice. Both items were returned as they either didn’t work or were missing components. 🙄

any renewed offers by multiple sellers across the website is automatically a red flag. just like websites like back market ect.

The new editing is awesome

My experience with Amazon renewed has been good, except for one order. I’ve ordered three products from them so far; I ordered an iPad mini 6th generation that came in like-new condition (no scratches or marks of any kind) with only some understandable battery degradation (but way above Amazon’s 80% mark). The second item I ordered was an iPhone 12 mini, and that was in terrible condition despite my ordering excellent condition. It has minor marks on the aluminum and the back looked alright, but the screen was majorly scratched up, which the seller had tried to hide under a poorly placed screen protector. I ended up sending that back and got an iPhone 13 mini instead, and I swear they sent me a brand new 13 mini, as even though I ordered the same “excellent condition”, this phone didn’t have a single mark or scratch, and the battery was even still at 100% capacity. I really feel like I lucked out on that one. My mom has also ordered a Pixel 7 renewed from Amazon and that came in very good condition, so here’s hoping the 12 mini was a fluke.

I'm curious, what model is the PS2?

I bought a Kindle scribe for 2/3 of the regular price because it was renewed. I could not tell the difference from new

As someone who works at amazon, I'm surprised that anything arrived not broken, Those machines are not soft

i got some liberty air 2 ear buds on amazon certified refurbished almost 2 years ago and never had a problem at all!

320 for an intel macbook air, if i'm not mistaken these are the ones with a measly cooling

Just do the display reset on the the xbox series s with the buttons, i believe it should be the power and sync button. If not then all 3 buttons until the display shows. The display is most likely set to 4k 120hz, and was returned due to there monitor not being able to receive the output thus thinking they messed it up.

I bought a 2020 MacBook Pro excellent condition for 860 but instead received a bad one with a dbrand bootleg cover and when I removed it it had a big knife scratch on it and some good dents

The fire tablet was solid, maybe 6 years ago. I remember I put the play store on my moms, but she switched to a Samsung tablet a couple of years ago, and that thing is miles ahead of the fire tablet.

My monitor came from Warehouse and its fine- just the model itself was faulty, my colleague also had one With similar minor issue^^

I love how the Z Flip lacking water resistance picture is literally the 3 or 4. So it has water resistance but good luck lol

i bought a galaxy watch active 2 from amazon renewed... it arrived and half the screen didnt work.. 2nd one wouldnt hold charge formore than 2 hours... didnt try a third

I got screwed with an odyssey neo g9 49inch for $899 and 4 year insurance for an extra 120ish I think. Unfortunately a dead pixel line from top to bottom. Also it was incredibly dusty when I opened the box lol.

Got my 15 Pro Refurbished for $200 off and was brand new basically. I had a good experience.

I doubt you will see this Austin but I bought the Thinkpad X13s as a renewed model on Amazon and it has been great!

Ive gotten a few deals with refurbished items. Only dud and my most anticipated one was a prebuild corsair with a 4090, the gpu didnt work at all.

I bought an s21+ from Amazon renewed. "Excellent" condition and it was obvious they changed the back glass and display with a damaged frame. Insane what they can get away with...

I bought some refurbished Galaxy Buds 2 Pro earbuds. It said that the condition was "good", but it honestly felt like a like-new product. Color me surprised, I was expecting at least some scratches. Not bad!

I recently ordered a iPhone 11 Pro Max for about $300 and according to Amazon renewed condition I was meant to have a battery that would at least be above 80% and surprise I get a phone with 72% so I called them up and got a one time refund for the phone but I feel Amazon should do a better job checking in with the third party sellers

Actually no, you're not supposed to peel the screen protector off. The phone even tells you this when you first set it up. If it gets damaged, you're supposed to get it replaced by Samsung asap.

I picked up the Steel series Arctic 7x wireless for $99, normally $180. They came in a random box but we're in like new condition

Bought a referbed Roomba and Alexa in the past two weeks. Ive no issues..... but its only been two weeks.

Listening to non-copyrighted music with earbud is crazy🤣

I had bought a Blue Yeti and it is still serving me well with great sound quality so I honestly trust em.

I think you bought it from a secondary seller, it should have been free shipping.

Renewed earphones is crazy 😂😂