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Customer Returns

Definition: returned merchandise resold in bulk

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The short answer

Items customers returned to a retailer, resold in bulk pallets.

Customer Returns are items customers returned to a retailer, resold in bulk. Condition varies widely: from unopened to heavily damaged. High-quality manifests break down returns by grade.