The move is an effort to squeeze additional revenue from second-hand products, over concerns that cheaper, slightly used bikes, treadmills and rowers could cannibalize used sales.
Peloton adds $95 activation fee for used equipment
https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/23/peloton-adds-95-activation-fee-for-used-equipment/
3 Comments
eee@lemm.ee · 12 pts · 1y
I hope this makes less people buy used Pelotons which in turn makes Pelotons less desirable.
davidgro@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
I certainly wouldn't want to buy something like that which is guaranteed to be hard to sell later.
Chee_Koala@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
How to tell my customers I hate them 101. Also, obstructing second hand sales like this with a bogus charge might well be illegal in the eu zone.