amazon arguably isn't really fair comparison for < $1 items because amazon doesn't really sell anything for less than $6 anymore because (I assume) they don't w

amazon arguably isn't really fair comparison for < $1 items because amazon doesn't really sell anything for less than $6 anymore because (I assume) they don't want to lose money on prime shipping if that's the only item in the shipment. OTOH I don't know what a better comparison would be. ebay would probably just be a similar vendor shipping from china.