Half of them are repaired returns

If you don't mind buying stolen product it is alright

@@jordanalexander615this

@@wpintofg, they’re not stolen in most cases, they’re what’s called gray market.

@@mjstutter12 I could not understand what you typed there sorry

You're an idiot! Hahaha they are cheap because they are stolen!!! Both are legit Milwaukee tools ,

So both are fake😂😂😂

And it came from Home Depot via a fast moving shopping cart.

If the tool is sold by an Amazon affiliate seller, and the price is lower than msrp... IT IS STOLEN.

@@z.bongerman1062 It's not even a Milwaukee affiliate , there are none on Amazon. I would never buy a tool I depend on from Amazon especially batteries.

yeah. Percentage-wise was almost no difference. No reason that they would be exactly the same down to 1/10 of an ounce. He would see at least this much variance among the units sitting on the HD shelves!

A California special?

It's serialized - would be easy to blacklist on the server. I thought he said he successfully activated the Amazon one. Therefore, doubt it was stolen.@@z.bongerman1062

Also subtle differences in grease and variances in the wiring.

Yeah weight difference is a big deal with a grinder. Cheap one will have weaker body and grinding head.

Maybe removal of material to achieve balance during high rpm?

and the main office in Ontario Canada had a full 53' trailer full of stuff stolen, and multiple repair depots across Canada have been hit multiple times...

Like everyone said- it’s stole so buying it is ‘fueling’ the criminals.

I got some DeWalt 9 amp batteries for 85 dollar a piece. They are real the guy just sold them to me for only 10 dollars more than he paid as a favor. But he had to buy around 500 to get them at that price.

that is true for all stores selling tools

Buy local. Steal corporate.

​@@hankhill4431😂😂😂

@@hankhill4431 Tree Fitty

Dont lie we know you drive crackheads around in sprinter vans to steal your tools.

Milwaukee is not discontinuing enough items for that to be a way for resellers to buy. Plenty of sales to get tools cheap & stock up on, and resell to people who don't research. No person who steals wants to give out their information to a company for tracking, and they sell it low locally. They are the ads with pictures taken in their vehicle 😂 There are also authorized sellers who will sell to family/friends to increase their sales numbers. The only thing they can't do is advertise lower prices, but they can sell for whatever.

Sorry, I have no idea what any of this meant. @@adambomb7331

That is why you make the big bucks😅

Yeah I was saying the same thing as Robert Briggs, it’s only 0.2 of an ounce. It’s probably just a little more grease in the gears of the one from HD. It’s exactly the same tool and same quality. Milwaukee is what I use too. Love em.

Did you warranty it?

.2 oz could literally be humidity/moisture differences in the the cardboard boxes.

different amounts of grease in the head unit could account for the weight

DING DING DING! this is exactly what it is. Haven’t come across any fake tools on Amazon but knowing Home Depot’s cost tells me there is only one way an Amazon seller is able to sell it for half price. It’s not bulk discounts - pretty sure hd has the best price available. Supporting the Amazon thieves(sellers) only helps HD justify the constant increase in prices we have seen over the last couple years. This is the story for tools but be weary of batteries on eBay and Amazon- they are getting really good with the fakes - copying the packaging and everything to look like they would in a retail store. On ebay at least you can tell a good seller is typically selling a bunch of tools and batteries most without retail packaging because they are just breaking up combo kits and selling the parts separate. I personally stay away from Amazon because the risk of something sketchy going on is real high and you don’t usually figure it out until after the Amazon return period has ended and your battery stops working.

That's it. People can't really do 2+2 count... It is authentic since it was stolen from depot and now it is being sold on Amazon

STOLEN STOLEN STOLEN.......The End. The only clowns that believe it's "bulk", are people that have ZERO clue how the real world operates....it's stolen shit, period, Lol.

my home depot isn't in a high crime area...all battery power tools are locked in a cage, with a cable going through all of them holding them in place. When you ask a sales associate to get one for you, they take it to the register. Been like this for over a year at least. That makes it kind of hard to walk off with it

@@dustinroberson1865 Most Home Depots aren't unicorns like yours.

Or the battery was only half charged and the heavier one had a full battery? 😅

@@51-FSI'm sorry, what?

@zin6749 if you have 2 cups of water and one is half full. Weigh them and I net the one that full will be haver

@@51-FSthere’s no batteries in both of them

@@51-FS Lithium batteries are the same, charged or empty. And as the box says, its tool only, they don't have batteries in the box.

I'm sure Milwaukee doesn't mind. Amazon has to be one of their largest distribution channels so there's no way Milwaukee doesn't know what's going on here. Do you think they will cut off the "dishonest" distributor? No, because they're driving a lot of sales.

@@RedShiftedDollar It all depends on where that 'dishonest dealer' acquired their products...Like another poster said, there are national theft rings operating all over the place that just walk out of HDs with these tools by the shopping cart full. And, believe me, Milwaukee definitely does mind if those get resold to unsuspecting buyers - because every time they have to decline a warranty repair because it's a stolen tool not purchased at an authorized outlet, that's one more upset customer who's going to spread bad reviews.

It could be the fatory in china there are Salling on the side. It could be a copy... And all copys have the same number

I'LL save you the trouble I have had a few amazon milwaukee tools both repaired and replaced under warranty by milwaukee with no problems.

Ya'll act like Milwaukee couldn't easily buy some off amazon themselves and check numbers. If it was an issue they'd crack down on it, but clearly it is not. I've bought and warrantied several Milwaukee tools from Amazon with zero issues.@@DaveC_TN

People forget there's manufacturers vs vendors/distributors. You can get them much cheaper direct vs a chain like HD/Amazon with the strict MAP (Minimal Advertised Price) in place.

Yes that was my thoughts. I have encountered similar things a few times like this. That is the same product.

multiple lines, probably have older and newer burners for the serial numbering. Same deal at the factory I work at. Same product can be made on a few lines, but the daylot code might have a slightly different font on the newer lines vs the older ones due to different machines stamping, embossing, or burning the text.

Milwaukee owns their Chinese factories, so no selling "out the back door" occurs. Definitely a possibility it is stolen merch, as I work Hardware at a Home Depot, and they walk out the door in droves. It may also be a factory return and sold off the pallet by Milwaukee from store returns.

This is the correct answer

Bingo.

Why is that? Please specify. Thx

Different sku’s for online combo’s. Seen it multiple times. Most recently with Black Friday 23. On the 1/2 In impact.

@paulharsh78 I pulled the trigger this holiday season on the $600 combo set. Had some trouble with the order but after jumping through hoops I finally got a Home Depot rep that made it right and ended up paying around $540 after tax. One hell of a deal. Fuel M18 Hammer Drill, Fuel M18 Impact, Fuel M18 Multi tool, Fuel M18 Jigsaw, Fuel M18 Compact Router, M18 Flashlight, 3 and 6 amp high output batteries and a charger (standard charger not rapid 😭).

Except the European Milwaukee tools have different part numbers. The Amazon tools were most likely acquired from a Home Depot returns pallet. The Mom and pop tool shops do the same thing. They buy a pallet of tools for 25% of the cost and sell them for 50% of the cost.

​@@user-pn5yl5ci3m different part numbers and Milwaukee tools are significantly more expensive in Europe. A similar angle grinder model ist around 260 US$ on Amazon Germany.

@@user-pn5yl5ci3m that grinder looked very neatly packed and brand new. I think they would not get many returns in that condition.

Mercedes/Benz was running into that issue, Grey market cars were showing up at the U.S. dealerships for warranty work. Mercedes put out a letter to the U.S. dealers, stating that they are our cars built by Mercedes, fix them and get reimbursed by me/be.

Yeah i can buy the same goods from european markets for half the price and no taxes. Most “american” companies build shit over seas then sell it to us at a huge markup. I have no issue running them out of business by buying overseas

If they are hand packed, then it's a person to person difference. One shift might put it in differently. I used to hand pack smoke alarms for a company (weird, I know) and everyone did it differently but the way I did it didn't fold the instructions at all. Management wanted it one way, workers did it another way, I found an efficient way to do it and they allowed it since it didn't ruin the instructions as well as making it so you can "self audit" your box before closing it.

Of course it is authentic. They were stolen from depot direct to amazon

Ya - some YTer did a "Tool review" then returned it. Next guy after Chris might notice it and say "aha"!😂😂

More likely gray market. This kind of authorized seller stuff has been used for stereo equipment, radios, and other things and they might be made at a different plant, but are pretty much identical.

You can make em work but you can’t make em do a good job lol

I bought fake razor blades on Amazon and tried to leave a review stating that they were, and even said I didn't know if the seller was aware it. They sent me a nasty note of violation of review guidelines. I don't leave reviews anymore.

Anti-1st amendment. 😂 Jeff Bezzos is a communist. Its why he never paid taxes for so long.

eBay is liberal with counterfeit sellers also from my experience.

If it works, then who gives a shit?

@@shannonelliott6116 If it was stolen from you, you would.

They are stolen

@@wpintofg nobody can prove that they are. You're just assuming that. Even if they are then who fuckin cares? The buyer didn't steal them, the reseller did. It's not on the buyer for being deceived. It's on the reseller. Sounds like a win-win to me for getting a half priced, authentic tool. 🤷‍♂.

Different price since they are meant for different markets, countries, and turns up another place. Commonly known as grey market. Internet makes this convenient, im sure. Different price, same product. So if one would like to support middle men, taxes, employees and so on. Buy the expensive one.

@@Viper3870750 I am not assuming. I work buying this tool to resell. I know the prices and the margins. You don't half of the s... Your talking. And ofc you are just thinking on what's good for tou now. At the end of the day everyone pays more for the same product and less taxes will go to the services YOU and everyone else uses. You just a d... F...

@@R.Stridstrom I have long stopped buying tools from Home Despot. Their mark up is outrageous. My local tool shop is usually able to give me a better deal or throw in accessories like a battery or blades etc and I help the little guy.

I got on 1 of those Chinese sites like wish or ali baba etc..ordered my wife dome underwear that was generic but still usable underwear..we got a the 6 pairs in mail a couple weeks later and it was all Victoria's secret directly from China.. had logos and all..went to store at the mall and compared them..identical stitching etc..we bought a couple dozen more and resold em on marketplace for a significant profit being we were paying about 35 cents a pair.

A lot of those clothes have hidden defects that make them slightly out of spec. I know I bought 10 pairs of " mismanufactured" lucky jeans for $8.00 / pr. The difference between off the shelf and mine was the thread was a slightly different color.

BS, I just purchased one from Home Depot for 134.00 without the battery.

@@JazzJay80 Of course you'll get them on sale from time to time. But half price, all day every day from a non-authorized seller and you think it's legit?

​@@EvadizationThe Amazon seller probably bought overstock that came from an authorized retailer.. Businesses go out of business every day..

@@MarkLadaThey are stolen. Tool shops that sell Milwaukee are few and far between and they don’t close down everyday like you suggest.

@mccalejk2 I don't think they are hot honestly.. Milwaukee would be all over Amazon to shut it down if they weren't coming from a legit source.. If they were just selling a few on ebay they could possibly be hot, but they are selling hundreds of them each month on Amazon.. They can't steal that many consistently.. Milwaukee doesn't sell factory direct to retailers.. There are wholesalers who buy from the factory, and they sell to distributors who sell to retailers.. There's a whole chain of business between the factory and the consumers.. That's why everything is getting so expensive.. Too many people taking a cut of the profits for doing nothing.. It's those businesses who are going under and getting liquidated.. Resellers are buying their inventory and selling it on Amazon and eBay.. Milwaukee can't really do anything to stop that.. If they could they would have already stopped it..

A LOT of tools coming from resellers buying skids of returns

Correct mak tools is DeWalt

Of course in the Amazon is going to be much cheaper. They are all stolen products d... ass

I understand they need to mark it up but I don’t understand why anyone would buy it from them.

@@CarlYota weekly payments availability on truck account is the answer

Mac told me , dewalt sold thru Mac are better ..but who knows .

Interesting. Good to know!

Did wifey put on a trench coat to look like a detective or is that just her coat?

^ They are distributors who aren't trying to Match the profit from HD/Amazon. They get them direct from the source and as long as they sell cheaper than the Major chains they will continue to make money. Amazon and other chains have to obey MAP = (Minimal Advertised Price) to make it equal to all vendors. Some get 30% off some get 50-60% or more. But the listed price must remain the same. Hence why you'll see chains post *See Price in Cart*

Thought it looked like .2, not .02, but, hey , I am just watching, and scrolling.

You are right. They go by the serial but they have the right to always ask for the receipt if they like so

They sell them to people that are paranoid of the Internet and/or can't do research on how to look for sales

i have purchased electrical items from HD that were used and returned and put back on the shelf. I know this because parts were missing or replaced. Contractors in my area return items all the time.

@@frankd8957 I think they treat hardware and supplies differently than power tools. It’s just too risky to put a returned tool back on the shelf. But an unopened spool of wire or an unused gang box is what it is. It could even be a directive from the power tool company. They probably wouldn’t want to honor warranty on a tool that was previously returned.

update?

@@dannys9074 Success! It is the 2904-20. Not sure how they can sell them at that price point.

Lol bulk discount. They are making 100 percent profit. The tools are stolen.

NO, it's Stolen tools 1000%, Period.

It's real, real stolen

Of course it is real. It was stolen from depot probably and resold below cost to you

I always check the part numbers. Different part numbers means they're a different tool. Milwaukee has a vast line up. And home Depot is a authorized seller

“Rejected damaged pallets” means the pallets consist almost entirely of rejected/damaged/returned items?

@@andre1987eph No

@@andre1987eph I’ve rejected hundreds off pallets over my career. Everything was new goods. If I seen 25% of the pallet was wet or crushed, I rejected it. A pallet of waterpiks, iRobots, Brevilles etc. The majority is in good selling condition. Unless it was something real good I’ll make the driver wait. Go through it get a freight claim. Over a specified $ amount the delivery company wants it back. Under that amount we keep and let the employees purchase for about 10cent on the dollar.

Look at you... You guarantee that they are not stolen? Hahha

I noticed a sound difference too.

Tell me how please

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That’s a high rate of returns unless you use them professionally

Yes within 5 years . I just had impact driver repaired at local repair shop. I had looked up on Milwaukee site how to read date from serial number. I was so happy I was within the 5 years so repair was free !