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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 949384" data-attributes="member: 12570"><p>I recently purchased a refurbished 16gb iPad 2 from Amazon for $349 which included free shipping. I have been tracking it and as of this morning here is the progress:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.fedex.com/Tracking?action=track&language=english&cntry_code=us&initial=x&tracknumbers=497394766822" target="_blank">http://www.fedex.com/Tracking?action=track&language=english&cntry_code=us&initial=x&tracknumbers=497394766822</a></p><p></p><p>My question is simple---how can FedEx make any money on this shipment? I know that "free shipping" is not really free but how can Apple or FedEx offer free international shipping and still make money? I guess the real question is just how much are the iPad's and other similar products marked up. Apple lowered the prices on their current iPads by $100 when they introduced their newest iPad and the one I got was refurbished, which means I saved an additional $50, yet I know they are still making money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 949384, member: 12570"] I recently purchased a refurbished 16gb iPad 2 from Amazon for $349 which included free shipping. I have been tracking it and as of this morning here is the progress: [URL]http://www.fedex.com/Tracking?action=track&language=english&cntry_code=us&initial=x&tracknumbers=497394766822[/URL] My question is simple---how can FedEx make any money on this shipment? I know that "free shipping" is not really free but how can Apple or FedEx offer free international shipping and still make money? I guess the real question is just how much are the iPad's and other similar products marked up. Apple lowered the prices on their current iPads by $100 when they introduced their newest iPad and the one I got was refurbished, which means I saved an additional $50, yet I know they are still making money. [/QUOTE]
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