For me there's sort of a spectrum from (1) "I want exactly this name brand X" to (2) "I need something cheap that does X". Amazon used to pretty comfortably co

For me there's sort of a spectrum from (1) "I want exactly this name brand X" to (2) "I need something cheap that does X". Amazon used to pretty comfortably cover both of those scenarios, but lately I've been leaning more and more towards ordering direct from the OEM for (1), or from Ebay/Alibaba for (2). Amazon still occupies some space in between, but it's narrowing.