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Sadly Newegg is following in Amazon's footsteps with it's affiliate program. You have to choose Newegg as the seller or you run into the same issues. As soon
by cptskippy 7y ago
Sadly Newegg is following in Amazon's footsteps with it's affiliate program. You have to choose Newegg as the seller or you run into the same issues.
As soon as Newegg starts mingling stock like Amazon does, then we'll have to go back to big box retailers to ensure we're getting the item we're paying for.
- toasterlovin 7y agoSmall nitpick, but what you are referring to is not an affiliate program. An affiliate program is where a website gets a cut of the sales for providing links to a retailer's site. So, The Wirecutter makes money by using affiliate links to Amazon and other retailers on their product review articles.
- cptskippy 7y agoYeah you're right. I'm not sure what the correct term is.
- toasterlovin 7y agoI'm not sure either, tbh. Perhaps 'marketplace' or 'platform'.
- papln 7y ago"3rd-party" or "3P" sellers.
- LegitShady 7y agoIn 2016 a company called Liason Interactive bought a majority stake in Newegg, personally I think to try to turn newegg into an electronics version of amazon. Since around then Newegg has been garbage, and continues to become worse. I think any seller like amazon or newegg that turns into a marketplace/platform is trading their reputation for the potential of a cut from a much larger market, and they probably do this knowingly.
- sk5t 7y agoAt least B&H and Adorama are still clean, right?
- LegitShady 7y agoPretty sure they're actual giant brick and mortar stores in NYC. Not proof against buying out but different. I dont buy enough from either to know.