Start using Amazon, but in an elaborate drop shipping scam where you sell a $.25 item for $38 and have Amazon pay you $3.99 to ship it to yourself as a proxy.
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Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 3 days ago
Stop using Amazon
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 3 days ago
Nahh their workers still get exploited (even more than the average laborer)
lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com 3 days ago
Amazon will probably get future tax benifits in Luxembourg because of that loss caused by you.
humble_pete_digger@lemm.ee 3 days ago
Temu or aliexpress
qaz@lemmy.world 3 days ago
90% procent of products on Amazon are from AliExpress dropshippers anyway
humble_pete_digger@lemm.ee 3 days ago
Exactly, just skip bezos pockets
qaz@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yes, I try to buy things second hand but if it’s not possible to get it that way I usually resort to one of the local stores or AliExpress.
PlainSimpleGarak@lemmings.world 3 days ago
It’s too convenient. Order something Sunday night, I’ll definitely have it by Tuesday afternoon if not earlier. I always wait until I have enough items I need over $50 before I place an order anyway.
dan@upvote.au 3 days ago
In my area I can order something at midnight and receive it by 10am. They do next day, same day, and overnight on a lot of items.
Auli@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
Sure but you don’t need it. Yes it’s nice. But once I canceled prime I just order less junk I don’t need. It was like an addiction. Just browse oh that looks cool.
d00ery@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I’ve switched to eBay. The delivery time is often the same and the returns are ok too
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 3 days ago
A few years ago I mused that we might see the day when eBay becomes a more trustworthy platform to purchase on than Amazon. I’m not sure when exactly the streams crossed but I think we are past it now
DireTech@lemm.ee 3 days ago
That happened years ago. Better search and more trustworthy sellers since products aren’t co-mingled. No way is some seller with years of positive reviews going to send you broken junk and not try to make it right.
GenXLiberal@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I agree.
Amazon is difficult to find what you want if you are searching for a specific brand or item. It shows you many options.
To me it seems like Amazon wants to sell you something as long as the make a sale. Whether it is what you actually wanted is a distant second.
needanke@feddit.org 3 days ago
Hm, my experiences with e-Bay have been pretty bad (hard to return items or get customer support involved when something is wrong). I’ve had better luck with just random mid-sized buisnesses or directly ordering from the manufacturer.
UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I been going to ebay more recently. What I do is try to decipher the Amazon reviews and then go to ebay, even though I have Prime. My headlamp led was less expensive on ebay by 50%!
TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I wish I could do more shopping there, but eBay in Canada is extremely expensive which has lead to it being kind of a ghost town compared to the US. $20-$50 shipping fees, even on tiny items, is common.
So I’ve started to use AliExpress more often. Literally the exact same item on Amazon but without the markup - sometimes even half the price. It’s not a great solution but the online shopping selection here in Canada is awful.
swampdownloader@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Just gotta avoid Amazon drop shippers. Thousands of feedback + free expedited shipping + free returns = maybe a drop shipper.
T00l_shed@lemmy.world 3 days ago
No, avoid alllll of amazon
swampdownloader@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Correct but eBay is full of shippers who drop ship from Amazon. You don’t want to go on eBay to accidentally end up ordering from Amazon.
GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
You have to offer free returns for top rated seller status. It puts you higher up in searches.
swampdownloader@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Ok but a common indicator of a drop shipper is all of the items I listed not just free returns.
way_of_UwU@programming.dev 3 days ago
I’ve found that a lot of stuff listed on Amazon is about the price of shipping higher than it is on eBay I guess to account for the free Prime shipping. If you don’t have Prime, there really isn’t much reason to not use eBay since you’d be getting doubly screwed without the free shipping on Amazon.