> Buying things from Amazon no longer makes economic sense for most people. I open browser, type amazon.com, search stuff, click 'buy with one-click'. I do not

> Buying things from Amazon no longer makes economic sense for most people. I open browser, type amazon.com, search stuff, click 'buy with one-click'. I do not worry about delivery time, and I can just return without any hustle. Compare with what you suggested, let's say we choose ebay (probably the 2nd-best online retailer): I open browser, search, found item, click through, buy the item, probably need to pay shipping, but the overall price is cheaper. I might get the item in time, or not. When I want to return, I might get a smooth transaction, or not. The customer service is guaranteed to be inferior to Amazon's. In the process, I probably can save a few percentage on item price. But does it really make economic sense at all? If I buy one item on ebay, and for some reason I dont like it and could not return it; while with Amazon I am sure that I can always avoid this. Does the a few percentage saving actually save me? I don't believe that. The plain trend of Amazon eating the retail market lends little credit to your claim "Buying things from Amazon no longer makes economic sense for most people".