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Two things: First, he covered that by saying searching by brand still had his "real" search results on page 2. Second, maybe you're super young, but Amazon used

Two things: First, he covered that by saying searching by brand still had his "real" search results on page 2. Second, maybe you're super young, but Amazon used to be "good stuff", not just "hey, let's compete with eBay, on their level." What if you actually don't know the difference between "good" arrows and "bad" arrows? It used to be that Amazon had already made that call for you. Amazon used to be the place you bought from without effort. "Of course Amazon's going to give me the best item for the best price" was the ubiquitous mindset. Now the Amazon brand name is garbage (to me). Their prices are so mercurial you can't rely on them being even "average" and odds are they're even predatory (since it's just some random guy setting his selling price, not amazon nor MSRP). "Fool and His Money" capitalism rules the Amazon Marketplace. It's the worst part of eBay without the low expectations and transparency.

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TheRealDunkirk 8y ago
> It used to be that Amazon had already made that call for you. This is why I've gone back to buying from brick-and-mortar stores. They've done the curation. They're not going to carry junk that always gets returned. Ten years ago, if I could buy it from Amazon, with Prime shipping, I wouldn't leave my seat. Now, if I can buy it from Target, Best Buy, or Kroger, I'll just make the trip. Good work, Amazon. I've canceled my auto-renew for Prime. I'm done. Unfortunately, NewEgg also seems to be following in Amazon's "marketplace" footsteps. If you're listening, guys, you have an opportunity to NOT do this!...
- castlecrasher2 8y ago
  >They're not going to carry junk that always gets returned I'm guessing you mean specialty stores, and not Walmart.
- sverige 8y ago
  Yes, ditto on newegg. My heroes for fighting patent trolls and building the best shopping cart ever and having good products at good prices. Lately it's been in decline though. Haven't bought anything there for over a year.
  - spacehome 8y ago
    The patent troll-fighting heroes have moved on from Newegg. It’s owned by different people now.
    - sten 8y ago
      What's the alternative to newegg if I may ask?
      - spacehome 8y ago
        Does it need a replacement? Newegg still sells a wide selection of genuine parts at reasonable prices.
chx 8y ago
> Their prices are so mercurial I was discussing a barbell set with my trainer and by the time I got around to buy it next morning it doubled in price. Came back down in a week. WTF.
- Applejinx 8y ago
  Could they have observed you looking at it?
  - ardy42 8y ago
    > Could they have observed you looking at it? Maybe, but any website that does that is being so unbelievably short-sighted and consumer-hostile that they deserve to go out of business and bankrupt their owners.

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TheRealDunkirk 8y ago

> It used to be that Amazon had already made that call for you. This is why I've gone back to buying from brick-and-mortar stores. They've done the curation. They're not going to carry junk that always gets returned. Ten years ago, if I could buy it from Amazon, with Prime shipping, I wouldn't leave my seat. Now, if I can buy it from Target, Best Buy, or Kroger, I'll just make the trip. Good work, Amazon. I've canceled my auto-renew for Prime. I'm done. Unfortunately, NewEgg also seems to be following in Amazon's "marketplace" footsteps. If you're listening, guys, you have an opportunity to NOT do this!...

castlecrasher2 8y ago
>They're not going to carry junk that always gets returned I'm guessing you mean specialty stores, and not Walmart.
sverige 8y ago
Yes, ditto on newegg. My heroes for fighting patent trolls and building the best shopping cart ever and having good products at good prices. Lately it's been in decline though. Haven't bought anything there for over a year.
- spacehome 8y ago
  The patent troll-fighting heroes have moved on from Newegg. It’s owned by different people now.
  - sten 8y ago
    What's the alternative to newegg if I may ask?
    - spacehome 8y ago
      Does it need a replacement? Newegg still sells a wide selection of genuine parts at reasonable prices.

chx 8y ago

> Their prices are so mercurial I was discussing a barbell set with my trainer and by the time I got around to buy it next morning it doubled in price. Came back down in a week. WTF.

Applejinx 8y ago
Could they have observed you looking at it?
- ardy42 8y ago
  > Could they have observed you looking at it? Maybe, but any website that does that is being so unbelievably short-sighted and consumer-hostile that they deserve to go out of business and bankrupt their owners.