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Posted: 1/2/2020 8:34:09 PM EDT

These are genuine batteries in the OEM blister packs.

For example...Makita BL1850B-2 (5.0ah 2-pack)

eBay...tons of sellers selling for $100 shipped.

Amazon... usually $159, right now $149 on sale, lowest price ever according to Camelcamelcamel $135.

Home Depot...$159

What gives?

Posted: 1/2/2020 8:35:19 PM EDT

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Stolen for free so they can pass the savings on to you.

Posted: 1/2/2020 8:35:23 PM EDT

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Volume, low overhead, some fakes mixed in as well.

ETA: I actually bought some Milwaukee batteries today on ebay.

Posted: 1/2/2020 8:36:03 PM EDT

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Posted: 1/2/2020 8:36:13 PM EDT

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Fake, or factory seconds.

Posted: 1/2/2020 8:36:14 PM EDT

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They probably buy them in bulk from a liquidation company like Bulk.com and resell.

Posted: 1/2/2020 8:36:24 PM EDT

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Fpni

Posted: 1/2/2020 8:41:50 PM EDT

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Fake or stolen.

Posted: 1/2/2020 8:43:19 PM EDT

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A lot of these people are buying up returns for pennies on the dollar, and selling you them.

You can buy pallet loads of returns from amazon... its become popular.

Posted: 1/2/2020 8:47:55 PM EDT

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Probably rebuilt returns. There's a bunch of 18650 cells in them. Open em up and replace the bad cells for a couple bucks.

Posted: 1/2/2020 8:51:23 PM EDT

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Breaking up kits.

Returns.

Stolen.

Posted: 1/2/2020 8:52:26 PM EDT

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All this.

Posted: 1/2/2020 8:59:24 PM EDT

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https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/Home-Depot-blames-falling-profits-on-opiod-users-shoplifting/5-2278949/

Posted: 1/2/2020 9:02:01 PM EDT

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This.

Posted: 1/2/2020 9:04:11 PM EDT

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Yep.

Posted: 1/2/2020 9:04:11 PM EDT

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Probably rebuilt returns. There's a bunch of 18650 cells in them. Open em up and replace the bad cells for a couple bucks.

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This. You can buy new cells to replace the old ones. Get new labels and profit

Posted: 1/2/2020 9:05:17 PM EDT

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They “fell” off the truck.

Posted: 1/2/2020 9:06:52 PM EDT

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Breaking up kits.

Returns.

Stolen.

All this.

Some are legit. I think

https://www.ebay.com/itm/MILWAUKEE-48-11-2432P-M12-12-VOLT-RED-LITHIUM-CP3-0-BATTERY-CHARGER-STARTER-KIT-/333302280516?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l4275.c10#viTabs_0

This is cheaper than anywhere, and they have sold 374 of them
It’s not like half price, but still much less

Posted: 1/2/2020 9:14:42 PM EDT

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One ebay seller I bought a lot of items from would purchase inventory from stores that were closing and resell for profit.

I got a couple 18v DeWalt hammer drills for $200 shipped each around 2001.

Posted: 1/2/2020 9:32:40 PM EDT

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ya they picture them in the package and you get loose batteries
fake/remaned

Posted: 1/2/2020 9:42:56 PM EDT

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A lot of these people are buying up returns for pennies on the dollar, and selling you them.

You can buy pallet loads of returns from amazon... its become popular.

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This. Home Depot sells their returns that can't be returned to the manufacture for credit. EBay seller buys a pallet of Milwaukee returns. Some is junk, some is used but functional, some is brand new.

ETA: Former HD employee who has a nice tool collection because of this

Posted: 1/2/2020 10:05:16 PM EDT

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Some are legit. I think

https://www.ebay.com/itm/MILWAUKEE-48-11-2432P-M12-12-VOLT-RED-LITHIUM-CP3-0-BATTERY-CHARGER-STARTER-KIT-/333302280516?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l4275.c10#viTabs_0

This is cheaper than anywhere, and they have sold 374 of them
It’s not like half price, but still much less

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"Style Animal Print"

Posted: 1/2/2020 10:29:43 PM EDT

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Most OEM battery prices are anal rape.

Posted: 1/2/2020 10:32:32 PM EDT

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This.

The ol' cheap inkjet printer/expensive ink cartridge business model.

Posted: 1/2/2020 10:38:00 PM EDT

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FPNI, ebay/fakebook is the modern fence

Posted: 1/2/2020 10:40:05 PM EDT

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This...

Also, I knew a guy that would buy 10's of thousand of dollars worth of combo kits and break them up to sell per piece.

Posted: 1/2/2020 10:43:36 PM EDT

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Where do you think all the shitheads stealing from Home Despot and Lowes are getting rid of their stolen shit?

Posted: 1/2/2020 10:49:45 PM EDT

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Those ebay accounts are most likely run by a "fence". Cordless batteries are one of the top stolen items at HD/Lowes.

Small, easy to sell, and expensive.....The trifecta for a shoplifter

Posted: 1/2/2020 10:51:06 PM EDT

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Posted: 1/2/2020 10:54:24 PM EDT

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-Stolen
-Fake
-Real, but B stock

Take your pick

Posted: 1/2/2020 10:55:11 PM EDT

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Some are legit. I think

https://www.ebay.com/itm/MILWAUKEE-48-11-2432P-M12-12-VOLT-RED-LITHIUM-CP3-0-BATTERY-CHARGER-STARTER-KIT-/333302280516?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l4275.c10#viTabs_0

This is cheaper than anywhere, and they have sold 374 of them
It's not like half price, but still much less

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Breaking up kits.

Returns.

Stolen.

All this.

Some are legit. I think

https://www.ebay.com/itm/MILWAUKEE-48-11-2432P-M12-12-VOLT-RED-LITHIUM-CP3-0-BATTERY-CHARGER-STARTER-KIT-/333302280516?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l4275.c10#viTabs_0

This is cheaper than anywhere, and they have sold 374 of them
It's not like half price, but still much less

Its $89 on homedepot.com.

Posted: 1/2/2020 10:57:26 PM EDT

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Stolen goods.

Posted: 1/2/2020 10:58:34 PM EDT

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Lot of resellers buy combo sets on sale and part them out on Ebay.

Posted: 1/2/2020 11:05:15 PM EDT

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This is one of those times when you're not supposed to ask questions.

Posted: 1/2/2020 11:16:35 PM EDT

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I dunno. I just picked up two new batteries and a fast charger from Homey Depot for a c-note. On top of that they threw in a 3/8" drive impact. If they still have some more batteries next week... They have a portable bandsaw now.

Posted: 1/2/2020 11:42:17 PM EDT

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Probably fakes.

Posted: 1/3/2020 12:29:35 AM EDT

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I buy my gravely mower spindles from eBay. Same exact ones I can get from dealer at less than half the price. Same bearing numbers, housing cast marks, etc

Posted: 1/3/2020 12:57:06 AM EDT

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$138 on homedepot.com and $110 at a few amazon third party sellers, so the ebay price isn't that much cheaper.

Ebay has a lot of sellers that operate on razor thin margins, people buying liquidations and factory overruns for pennies on the dollars, and some businesses blow out stuff at or below cost to move a bunch of product or make their sales numbers look better.

Posted: 1/3/2020 12:57:59 AM EDT

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Violating MAP, stolen, etc.

Posted: 1/3/2020 12:58:29 AM EDT

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Not really. Most are MAP violations.

Posted: 1/3/2020 1:08:02 AM EDT

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Where do you think all the shitheads stealing from Home Despot and Lowes are getting rid of their stolen shit?

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I don't frequent Ebay, but Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace are full of it too.

Posted: 1/3/2020 1:13:03 AM EDT

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I dunno. I just picked up two new batteries and a fast charger from Homey Depot for a c-note. On top of that they threw in a 3/8" drive impact. If they still have some more batteries next week... They have a portable bandsaw now.

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I think HD bought a boatload or two of those for holiday sales and have a bunch leftover as prices kept getting lower after the Black Friday that had that buy the battery set and get a free tool deal. I know they were cheaper by cyber monday as I bought a set.

Posted: 1/3/2020 1:14:21 AM EDT

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I don't frequent Ebay, but Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace are full of it too.

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Where do you think all the shitheads stealing from Home Despot and Lowes are getting rid of their stolen shit?

I don't frequent Ebay, but Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace are full of it too.

Clothing too. All the "new with tags" shit.

Posted: 1/3/2020 1:16:41 AM EDT

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These are genuine batteries in the OEM blister packs.

For example...Makita BL1850B-2 (5.0ah 2-pack)

eBay...tons of sellers selling for $100 shipped.

Amazon... usually $159, right now $149 on sale, lowest price ever according to Camelcamelcamel $135.

Home Depot...$159

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You are doing it wrong...

Go to Home Depot. They have a buy a makita battery starter kit for $199 and get a free tool on the front wall of the store. Pick the 2 makita 5.0 batteries as your free tool. Then go and checkout. Take the two 5.0 batteries to your car. Walk back in the store with the starter kit and return it. You will get back money and end up paying 95 ish for 2 5.0 batteries.

Posted: 1/3/2020 1:18:36 AM EDT

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They steal them from Home Depot/Lowe's/etc. Power tool batteries were always a hot target in my LP days.

So much "new" shit on ebay and craigslist is simply stolen.

Posted: 1/3/2020 2:17:25 AM EDT

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Home Depot was selling a Ryobi two battery pack with charger in a bag for $149 and gave away a "free" tool valued at up to $119, then all of a sudden after Christmas they dropped it to $99 oh, do you think there's a little extra profit margin built into those?
So it's pretty obvious that somebody on eBay can sell just the two batteries for less than $49 a piece and still make a profit without having to pay for all that land, Building, and employees. Especially if they're not giving away "free" tools and a bag and a charger.
When Home Depot isn't having a special they charge quite a bit more than that just for the batteries. I wouldn't be surprised if somebody is going in and buying the package for $99 and selling the "free" tool separately.

Posted: 1/3/2020 2:28:42 AM EDT

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Also don't forget the guys who get a HD credit card, max it out, then take the stuff right over to the pawn shop to get a few dollars for drug money.
HD ends up eating that cost too.

Posted: 1/3/2020 2:31:51 AM EDT

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They're covered in jizz, or haunted. Maybe both.

Posted: 1/3/2020 7:59:08 AM EDT

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It seems everything I’m shopping for is more expensive on Amazon.

I’m cheap, so I look everywhere, and I’ve seen identical items from the same sellers listed cheaper on eBay than on Amazon.