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Example: Return Rate Margin Loss

A fictional example showing how a small return rate can damage profit when return shipping and resale loss are high.

Scenario

A seller earns $14 profit on a normal order. Four percent of orders come back, and each return costs $32 after shipping, handling, and resale loss. At 100 orders, return losses meaningfully reduce average profit.

  • Normal order profit: $14
  • Orders: 100
  • Return rate: 4 percent
  • Loss per return: $32

Lesson

Return rate should be priced into categories with sizing, fragility, compatibility, or buyer-expectation risk.

What to calculate

Model return rate before scaling a category.

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