Place orders by box or pound, emphasizing "steady profit and no loss", and some are also marked with the ...... "overseas original order".With the continuous growth of express delivery volume, combined with the continuous expansion of the blind box economic boom, many stores on e-commerce platforms that sell "express blind boxes" have recently attracted the attention of consumers. When placing an order for such a blind box, consumers can really "make a profit without losing money" as the merchant said
Placing an order for an express blind box can really "pick up big leaks"?Consumers: There must be "cat greasy".
It is understood that most of the so-called "express blind boxes" come from express collection points or self-operated express stations. Due to the incomplete information of the courier or the storage time in the post station for too long, it has become a stranded and unclaimed abandoned item.
On the morning of the 4th, the reporter entered an e-commerce platform and entered keywords such as "blind box of stranded pieces" and "express blind box", and many stores marked as "clearance processing and sales of pounds" and "come and pick up the leakage" immediately popped up on the page. Some emphasize "express blind box!".Pick up treasures and pick up leaks", some claim that "there is no empty box in the original overseas order", and the price ranges from a few yuan to several hundred yuan.
The reporter randomly entered a store in Jinhua, Zhejiang. The store is mainly engaged in the wholesale business of overseas blind box express boxes, and informs consumers in the form of **: all goods are randomly sent, all are processed by catties, including household department stores, electronic products, hardware accessories, clothes and shoes, cosmetics bags, watches and jewelry, all kinds of tools, all kinds of toys and so on. Another promotional image of the "Lucky Blind Box" shows electronic products such as mobile phones, watches, and wireless Bluetooth headsets.
The reporter noticed that the cheapest in the store was 1399 yuan surprise blind box, the most expensive is the electronic blind box (three boxes), the price is 97 yuan. In addition, 70% of netizens will choose a mixed batch of 50 pieces of 68 yuan. Judging from the current sales volume of "300+" in the store, there are indeed consumers who will place orders with the mentality of "gambling".
The reporter then browsed the comment areas of several stores selling the aforementioned blind boxes, and found that many netizens gave good reviews, and expressed opinions such as "picking up big leaks" and "value for money". Only a few netizens gave bad reviews. One of the anonymous buyers attached ** and left a message, "None of the useful ones, the overall value is up to 10 yuan, this one is a scam." ”
The express blind box can really open the "surprise", so that consumers can make a steady profit without losing moneyIn this regard, Ms. Yi raised doubts. She told reporters that she had previously spent more than 60 yuan to buy a 40 whole box of express blind boxes with a lucky mentality, and found that they were all masks, cotton swabs, dishcloths and other miscellaneous things, which were not worth anything at all. "I told the owner back and the reply was, 'It's all luck.'" Later, I paid attention to this store and found that there was no bad review in the comment area, 100% praise, which is too fake, there must be 'cat greasy'!”
The message of netizen "superior" on a social platform hit the nail on the head and revealed the businessman's routine, which also echoed Ms. Yi's question. "Superior" said that many merchants grasp the psychology of consumers to "buy big with small", divide cheap wholesale small goods into different express boxes, and arrange "buyer shows" with "value for money" and "big surprises" in the product comment area, so as to create the illusion that "buying is earning". As everyone knows, the "blind box of stranded pieces" that consumers buy with their eyes closed is a "routine gift box" that sellers pack with their eyes open.
The relevant regulations are clear: express mail shall not be sold in the form of blind boxes
Can the express blind box be bought and sold?
In fact, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued in June the "Guidelines for the Code of Conduct for Blind Box Operations (Trial)" has drawn a red line for blind box operations. Article 5 clearly stipulates that express mail that cannot be delivered and returned shall not be sold in the form of blind boxes.
The reporter further found that Article 26 of the "Interim Regulations on Express Delivery", which came into effect on May 1, 2018, stipulates that if the express mail cannot be delivered, the enterprise operating the express delivery business shall return it to the sender or deal with it according to the sender's requirements.
So, what should be done with the express mail that cannot be delivered and returned?
In March 2014, the State Post Bureau issued the "Regulations on the Administration of Undeliverable and Unreturnable Shipments", which has clear requirements for this. Express delivery enterprises shall arrange a special place to keep the unaccompanied express mail, and the storage period shall not be less than 1 year from the date of registration of the unaccompanied express mail. For the unaccompanied express mail that exceeds the storage period, the express delivery company can open it in accordance with the relevant management system.
The "Interim Regulations on Express Delivery" also has clear requirements for express mail that cannot be delivered and can not be returned, if it is a letter, it is unclaimed for more than 6 months from the date of confirmation that it cannot be returned, and it shall be destroyed by the express delivery company under the supervision of the local postal administration;If it is an express mail other than letters, the express delivery company shall be registered and handled in accordance with the provisions of the postal administration;If it is an inbound express shipment, it shall be handed over to the customs for handling according to law.
In this regard, relevant legal experts pointed out that e-commerce platforms should promptly clean up the merchants selling express blind boxes on the platform, standardize sales behavior, and the express delivery industry regulatory authorities should strengthen the supervision of express transportation business outlets and personnel, and severely crack down on the sale of express blind boxes. As a consumer, you should consume rationally and avoid being greedy.