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Re:Aukey kicked off Amazon following fake reviews allegations by Aissen on Sunday May 23, 2021 @04:36AM (#27253347)
The point is you can get it the next day on Prime. You're paying for availability (between 1.8x, 2.2x markup), and ease of sending a product back should it not match your expectations.

Edit: also, big brands like Aukey have stock available next to you, so there's only one middle-man (Amazon), and it handles the logistics, so it's not like it's doing nothing…

Re:Aukey kicked off Amazon following fake reviews allegations by gorbypark on Sunday May 23, 2021 @05:28AM (#27253614)
I recently moved to Spain from Canada, and have pretty much bought everything on AliExpress. They’re making a big push into Spain and most things are available with 10 day delivery. It’s not Amazon prime quick, but it’s worth it for the savings. AliExpress would take 2-3 months to get to Canada.
Re:Aukey kicked off Amazon following fake reviews allegations by tecleandor on Sunday May 23, 2021 @07:02AM (#27254117)
And you also have some products located in EU and ES warehouses that arrive very quickly. They have this "AliExpress Plaza" which is products located in Spain .
Re:Aukey kicked off Amazon following fake reviews allegations by LargoLasskhyfv on Sunday May 23, 2021 @04:45PM (#27258447)
You know? I don't get your obsession with same/next-day delivery. Besides that, my first shopping on Aliexpress involved some microcontroller boards which I've ordered between 3 and 4AM in my local german time, after long searching. Clicked on some fast delivery option for a dozen EURos more, because it didn't matter, compared to what they would have cost elsewhere. Went to bed, next day passed with no thought about delivery, because I expected it to be about 3 days at best, probably a week. Then the next noon the postman rang my bell. That was unexepected. Shenzen->Hamburg in about 30hrs. And no, wasn't local fulfilment. Got all the stamps from customs, and whatnot else. I'd say that is fast enough, even EXCELLENT!