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> I really wish there was some option to just turn the marketplace completely off when I know I just want to buy from Amazon. This actually would solve much o
by CPLX 11y ago
> I really wish there was some option to just turn the marketplace completely off when I know I just want to buy from Amazon.
This actually would solve much of the problem. I've tried to figure out how to do this. My theory was that limiting the search to sold by Amazon.com would accomplish this, but it doesn't seem to actually work that way in practice.
It's possible also that the customer reviews are for all sellers of item X, so that the strange mix of 5-star "yes this is real in real box" reviews with 1-star "this is fake in a white envelope" reviews when looking at item X is due to some kind of aggregation of all sellers of item X, and not individualized.
Either way it's a UX disaster.
- ntpeters 11y agoNot sure, but I think checking "Prime Only" essentially accomplishes this because you can only get Prime shipping on items sold or fulfilled by Amazon. Obviously is only relevant to Prime users, but at least it's something.
- cdubzzz 11y agoTo be fair, it's not only relevant to Prime users if you just want to make sure you are getting product fulfilled by Amazon (which definitely cuts down on the risk). I am not a Prime user and I occasionally do this to filter results.
- CPLX 11y agoThat's not it. There's a lot of marketplace sellers that use fulfilled by Amazon and offer prime shipping.
- hga 11y agoUsing Amazon is more risky for them, though, for example, if Amazon kicks them to the curb, which happens frequently with e.g. DVD sales, they have to pay hefty money to either get their inventory back or have Amazon destroy it. Me, I find that if I stick to sellers of enough age, quantity of sales, and a 96% or better rating, I'm very seldom disappointed.
- coldpie 11y ago> if I stick to sellers of enough age, quantity of sales, and a 96% or better rating This is exactly the calculus that I don't want to bother with.
- hga 11y agoIt's a simple enough algorithm that I find it worthwhile, given the value of my time vs. dollars. That said, I do all the Amazon purchasing for my ~80 year old parents.
- emodendroket 11y agoI think fulfilled by Amazon is about as good.
- hga 11y agoAmazon gives a good return or exchange service when they fulfill stuff for marketplace sellers, as I recall from a couple or more experiences.