It depends on the type of goods. E.g., don't even think of buying any kind of battery on Amazon. It now takes less time to hunt down a reliable specialist onl

It depends on the type of goods. E.g., don't even think of buying any kind of battery on Amazon. It now takes less time to hunt down a reliable specialist online supplier, e.g., [1] than it does to wade through all the fraudulent listings and fake reviews on Amazon to find even a plausibly reliable product/vendor. At this point, despite being a 20+year loyal Amazon Prime customer, I'm finding It's a better use of my time to find a good vendor, often family owned. [1] I currently use batteryjunction.com, seems reliable, in my region for quicker shipping, no connection other than customer, and there seemed to be others of similar good quality in other regions.