Yeah, against my better judgment, I purchased another item on Apos. I tried to initiate a return well within the return period, and after several days of silence, they're claiming it's "final sale."
This is the listing for the item:
https://apos.audio/products/apos-ce...p-digital-audio-player?variant=42562470248684. I've attached a screenshot in case it changes. Contrast that with the attached screenshots of an ethical HiFi vendor, which I've also attached.
Nowhere does it indicate on the listing that it's a final sale.
Maybe it's buried in the fine print (edit: it was). I don't care enough to look, or to fight Apos over this. I'm simply going to stop doing business with them.
If you are so desperate to save some money (and don't get me wrong, I love to save money) that you find yourself on Apos.com, completely disregard their so-called return policies as nonexistent, or be ready to fight tooth and nail to get them to execute their end of the implied contract.
Aside from the rare lowest price, I don't see any need to go to Apos when there are ethical competitors like Headphones.com, Aoshida Audio, Adorama, B&H, Audiophonics etc.
EDIT: Apparently, there's multiple kinds of Apos certified items, and one of them is final sale. If you scroll down and click on the Apos certified banner, it takes you to a detail page for that kind of certification which states somewhere that the sale for the item is final. It still feels slimey, and standard practice is to put "final sale" near the buy button and/or in the checkout page.