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Re:Amazon makes good on its promise to delete “incentivized”... by shiven on Friday November 25, 2016 @02:57PM (#13039407)
This. Only if the product is "Shipped from and Sold by Amazon.com" is there a good chance I will buy it. Even at 1.5-2x the lowest price from other vendors (FBA, direct shippers etc.). I'd rather trust Amazon directly than anyone else on amazon.com
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Re:Amazon makes good on its promise to delete “incentivized”... by ryanhuff on Friday November 25, 2016 @04:15PM (#13039884)
You certainly pay for that trust. Last week, I found a product that I bought on Amazon was available locally for 11% cheaper. Fast forward to today, I was about to buy something else on Amazon (prime item sold by 3rd party), and decided to check eBay. The manufacturer was selling the item direct on eBay for 30% less. Amazon does provide a lot of protection value to the buyer, but its previous value proposition (save by ordering online), doesn't seem to apply any longer.
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Re:Amazon makes good on its promise to delete “incentivized”... by uberrr on Friday November 25, 2016 @04:52PM (#13040125)
I have found that it's always worthwhile to check eBay before making an Amazon purchase.
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