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The move is an effort to squeeze additional revenue from second-hand products, over concerns that cheaper, slightly used bikes, treadmills and rowers could cannibalize used sales.

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[–] eee@lemm.ee 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I hope this makes less people buy used Pelotons which in turn makes Pelotons less desirable.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I certainly wouldn't want to buy something like that which is guaranteed to be hard to sell later.

[–] EstraDoll@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

costs you zero dollars to just throw it in the dumpster

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

There's got to be a way to make use of the old stuff in a way that doesn't pay the fees. You know, where it seems to be broken and thrown away, but it isn't. pirate-jammin

[–] Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

How to tell my customers I hate them 101. Also, obstructing second hand sales like this with a bogus charge might well be illegal in the eu zone.