Re:Amazon Liable for Defective Third-Party Products Rules CA...
by crooked-v on Sunday August 16, 2020 @02:10AM
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Ebay is a good contrast here, as while it has the same general search-for-a-thing idea, it makes it very clear that you're buying this one specific item from this one specific merchant.
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Re:Amazon Liable for Defective Third-Party Products Rules CA...
by myself248 on Sunday August 16, 2020 @08:27AM
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And I'd argue that's a far superior model. I go to eBay for a lot of items that I suspect may be graymarket but I'm willing to risk it, specifically BECAUSE I know exactly which seller sold me the thing, and I can go back on them if it's bad, and eBay has pretty good protections for buyers.
I could buy the same goods on Amazon but have none of the traceability or protections.
Re:Amazon Liable for Defective Third-Party Products Rules CA...
by AkelaA on Sunday August 16, 2020 @12:02PM
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Plus Ebay incentives sellers to upload their own photos and written descriptions of the product they're selling, rather then having generic product pages for multiple listings.
If I'm buying a second hand item like an old video game or something I always use Ebay since I can see what the product actually looks like and can make my own judgement on condition based on the photos. Something you can't really do on Amazon.