RhinoMart Salvage junk listed as High Quality store returns. Chino California

In November 2007 I purchased two pallets of store returns from RhinoMart. We had been investigating purchasing a truckload of store returns from RhinoMart, however due to a vacation schedules we could not fly down to inspect the load. We decided to purchase two pallets (~$2500) that we were assured were the same quality as the truckload from Cos*co. The sales person we spoke to quoted approx 80 - 85% functional items. I thought that was a bit high and would have been satisfied with a functional rate near 50%.

The pallets are well manifested, and were shipped and delivered in record time. Since I am buying store returns I expect to have to work on the items I receive, however, not one item in this shipment was functional. RhinoMart apparently runs a store where these items are sold, some of the items in the lot had their store labels on them. My assumption is that their lots are badly cherry picked and the remainder of their salvage junk is dumped onto a pallet, marketed and sold as Store Returns.

I have voiced my concerns to RhinoMart, and other than a reply saying that a manager was looking at the issue, I have not heard another word from them. I would strongly caution against purchasing pallet loads from this vendor.

Innovativsales
Grass Valley, California
U.S.A.