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>>I stopped ordering from Walmart altogether after the second time (out of two, consecutive) that happened. or stop ordering from the marketplace sellers. I l
by phpisthebest 4y ago
>>I stopped ordering from Walmart altogether after the second time (out of two, consecutive) that happened.
or stop ordering from the marketplace sellers. I like ordering directly from websites for vendors i do business with. This is why I do not shop on ebay.
From Amazon I rarely order anything that is not "shipped and sold by amazon", on walmart I only order Walmart Stock, on newegg I only order newegg stock, etc etc
Personally I am not sure what the appeal is of all these bigger sites adding "marketplace" sellers.
- RC_ITR 4y ago> Personally I am not sure what the appeal is of all these bigger sites adding "marketplace" sellers. It’s the long tail. Need an unbranded under-desk treadmill manufactured by Xiaomi? Amazon marketplace has ever color of the rainbow at prices only reasonable for dropshippers. There’s ofc downsides to that, but certain consumers don’t mind.
- Animats 4y ago> Personally I am not sure what the appeal is of all these bigger sites adding "marketplace" sellers. Digi-Key, an electronic parts distributor which used to have a good reputation for supply chain quality, added "marketplace" sellers. Before this, when you ordered from Digi-Key, you were assured that the product went directly from the manufacturer to Digi-Key in Minnesota and then to you. You got exactly what you ordered. Now, it's much iffier.
- SargeDebian 4y ago> Personally I am not sure what the appeal is of all these bigger sites adding "marketplace" sellers. Money. No inventory (i.e. capital), no COGS, no returns (depending on the model), no assortment optimization. Just a share of what someone else does.