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Bangladore only. Cool way to get into the market. Pickup cost would make it harder to work in the US.

Crosseye_Jack 10y ago
How's Amazon's own delivery service going over there? In the UK it's pretty common to have amazon deliever via Amazon Logistics for my area (it's not nationwide yet). As the side states it seems to be about selling in your local area so doesn't seem that much of a leap from what Amazon are currently offering. (I.e. Your sold item isn't going cross country. To the nearest depot and back out again after packing) Note: This is just an observation on that Amazon already have a collection / delivery network in place with plans to expand. Not a comment on the quality of said service. I've had many miss deliveries (my items delivered to other addresses, other people's items delivered to me, a knock on the door then driving off. My home office is less then 30 secs from the front door but still had drivers climbing back in their vans saying no one was home during that time.) but I guess that's what you get when drivers are paid per delivery instead of per hour.
- baseh 10y ago
  I ordered a bunch of stuff from amazon.in when I was visiting India. All the deliveries are via courier like DTDC. But I was in a smaller town. I am not sure if the Amazon delivery network is in action in the bigger cities.
- srikz 10y ago
  Most Amazon.in orders are delivered by them in Bangalore for me (for Amazon fulfilled orders). Even for my friends. Both Amazon and Flipkart have a strong delivery network in big cities.
lobster_johnson 10y ago
Aptdeco does pickup in the US (furniture and other design objects). Can confirm that it's expensive. But it's so much nicer than dealing with the super flaky people of Craigslist. The people who pick up are professional movers who bring packing material. Another thing Aptdeco does is verify the condition of the item. They require the seller to post photos that show every angle of the item, including close-ups of defects. For small things that anyone can carry on a messenger bike, I don't know if it would be cost-prohibitive. It seems to work well for food.
jalayir 10y ago
> Bangladore only Did you mix up Bangladesh and Bangalore?

How's Amazon's own delivery service going over there? In the UK it's pretty common to have amazon deliever via Amazon Logistics for my area (it's not nationwide yet). As the side states it seems to be about selling in your local area so doesn't seem that much of a leap from what Amazon are currently offering. (I.e. Your sold item isn't going cross country. To the nearest depot and back out again after packing) Note: This is just an observation on that Amazon already have a collection / delivery network in place with plans to expand. Not a comment on the quality of said service. I've had many miss deliveries (my items delivered to other addresses, other people's items delivered to me, a knock on the door then driving off. My home office is less then 30 secs from the front door but still had drivers climbing back in their vans saying no one was home during that time.) but I guess that's what you get when drivers are paid per delivery instead of per hour.

baseh 10y ago
I ordered a bunch of stuff from amazon.in when I was visiting India. All the deliveries are via courier like DTDC. But I was in a smaller town. I am not sure if the Amazon delivery network is in action in the bigger cities.
srikz 10y ago
Most Amazon.in orders are delivered by them in Bangalore for me (for Amazon fulfilled orders). Even for my friends. Both Amazon and Flipkart have a strong delivery network in big cities.

lobster_johnson 10y ago

Aptdeco does pickup in the US (furniture and other design objects). Can confirm that it's expensive. But it's so much nicer than dealing with the super flaky people of Craigslist. The people who pick up are professional movers who bring packing material. Another thing Aptdeco does is verify the condition of the item. They require the seller to post photos that show every angle of the item, including close-ups of defects. For small things that anyone can carry on a messenger bike, I don't know if it would be cost-prohibitive. It seems to work well for food.

jalayir 10y ago

> Bangladore only Did you mix up Bangladesh and Bangalore?