TigerDirect[1] is a solid alternative to Newegg, that doesn't appear to have succumbed to the easy buck of the marketplace model.

[1] http://www.tigerdirect.com/

Funny that TigerDirect is now the solid alternative to Newegg. Ten years ago it was the complete opposite. Sad to see how Newegg have destroyed themselves.

TigerDirect has a terrible interface for trying to find the product you want. For instance, if you are looking for a laptop you can filter by price and by brand--that's it.

MicroCenter has sophisticated filtering ala Newegg, but in laptops for example, there is exactly 1 model that sports any AMD processor at all.

After more than 20 years of ecommerce growth, it is discouraging how bad things are.

Agreed on Newegg. I am currently dealing with two separate issues for items sold by 3rd party. Thankfully, both items were low cost so even if it ends up being a loss, it is not the end of the world, but I used to swear by Newegg. By comparison, Ebay is all third parties, but they have some way to discourage bad actors. Newegg and Amazon are a disappointment lately.

I never thought I would not say it these days, but Ebay has gotten better ( comparatively speaking; maybe others just gotten worse ).

And BestBuy. It’s shocking how they’re falling all over themselves to destroy their brands with cheap third party trash.

Best Buy doesn't have a 3rd party marketplace.

I think the US site doesn't, but the Canadian one does. If you follow the link below, you'll see there's a Best Buy Only toggle. That being said, it's nice that the let you quickly hide third party items.

https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/brand/Samsung

I really lament Newegg. It was very awesome for a long time in a way that Amazon couldn't match.

Lately, the 3rd-party market has really turned me off of them.

marketplace is fine unless they start fulfillment service, isn't it? Just only buy from the shop, not from thirdparty shop.