[shadowshaymin]

My only fear is that DNA for a high-value item will trigger a PR with Ebuyer, which I'm looking to avoid currently.

The nature of the DNA triggers a PR with almost every company a lot more often than not, even with low-mid value Items.

Do you know if Box.co.uk opens sealed returns?

Not to my knowledge.

One of the places I may want to try the SB method with (Freemans in the UK) has Apple products direct from the supplier (CS said the supplier isn't actually Apple but a varied selection of electronics suppliers), but that returns were handled by their internal team. As a hypothetical, if it gets past the internal returns team and I get a refund, but it gets sent back to the supplier, is there a risk of a rebill should they inspect? Or, do you think one would be in the green once the refund goes through?

Also, I'm attempting Ebuyer at the moment and they paused my order for security checks (they're asking for an ID and a utility bill), would this make an SE less likely to pull off as they seem uncertain already? Didn't know they had a fraud team, perhaps makes a high-value DNA sort of impossible as they already seem suspicious, right?