Under what conditions would you buy from a distributor that did not accept returns?

Would the following conditions help in your decision?

  1. The manufacturer has a solid reputation and accepts returns.
  2. The distributor has a solid reputation of selling undamaged goods.

What other factors might play into your decision to buy or not buy from a distributor that doesn’t accept returns?

  • Mountain_Usual521@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    The whole point of a distributor and their markup is to add value. If I have to deal with the manufacturer directly for defective items, why am I paying a markup to the distributor? What value are they adding to the product to justify their markup?