I'm find it less of a value, too. I increasingly find better prices elsewhere, partially because I really don't want to join Prime. After browsing Amazon first, I bought a postal scale on eBay, and a refurbished laptop on Newegg.

Yeap! If you can't trust the seller, why not go directly to eBay?

The other day we received a parcel from Ukraine. When I openned it my wife said "I don't understand, why is it from Ukraine? I ordered it from Amazon!"

Since then, I cancelled all my family's Amazon accounts and ask everybody to send me links to the stuff they want and I order them for them.

Having third party sellers is the equivalent to Macy's allowing shady street sellers selling counterfeit perfumes in their store. Completely stupid idea if you ask me.