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Re:Amazon Liable for Defective Third-Party Products Rules CA... by technofiend on Sunday August 16, 2020 @01:48AM (#24175540)
Sadly Walmart is the same. So far Target does not allow third party sellers so they're my go to for anything I need to guarantee is legitimate. That or the manufacturer's website if they happen to sell direct. Amazon's heyday has (IMHO) come and gone as a seller of anything but their own brands.
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Re:Amazon Liable for Defective Third-Party Products Rules CA... by pottertheotter on Sunday August 16, 2020 @02:13AM (#24175652)
I am saddened that Walmart continues to chase the 3rd party seller gimmick, but they at least allow you to filter results by seller. I always select Walmart.com, ignoring everything else.

Also, Target does have 3rd party sellers, but it sounds like they are doing it in a more constrained way. The program is called Target Plus. https://digiday.com/marketing/target-third-party-marketplace...

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Re:Amazon Liable for Defective Third-Party Products Rules CA... by donmcronald on Sunday August 16, 2020 @03:33PM (#24180515)
BestBuy too, at least in Canada. I think BestBuy has done OK financially, but I'm always surprised at how much the "brilliant" executives get paid when their plan is to copy the worst half of Amazon's business model.

IMO BestBuy would have been better off extolling the virtues of having a trustworthy supply chain that doesn't circumvent regulations like Amazon does. Their retail business also means they have a better distribution system then Amazon, at least for now.

I wonder how many people buy the marketplace stuff because I know that when I go to BestBuy it's because I want something immediately or I want something where I don't trust Amazon (chargers, memory cards, etc.).

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Re:Amazon Liable for Defective Third-Party Products Rules CA... by heavyset_go on Sunday August 16, 2020 @03:08AM (#24175869)
> Sadly Walmart is the same

You can filter out third party sellers on Walmart's website and just buy what Walmart sells.

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