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Unless you know the category or have a trusted brand, Amazon has become absolutely junk. Search for something where you likely won't know any trusted brands (su

by spaceman_2020 4y ago

Unless you know the category or have a trusted brand, Amazon has become absolutely junk. Search for something where you likely won't know any trusted brands (such as car covers) and you'll get 200 results with exactly the same picture but random brand names. All of it is imported crap from Alibaba, of course, and Amazon sellers won't even bother customizing the images. The degradation in quality has been astonishing.

tivert 4y ago
> Search for something where you likely won't know any trusted brands (such as car covers) and you'll get 200 results with exactly the same picture but random brand names. > All of it is imported crap from Alibaba, of course, and Amazon sellers won't even bother customizing the images. Which, by the way, is also the literal user experience of AliExpress or Taobao. You forgot to mention widely varying prices. Whenever I see that (or any Chinese on the packaging), it's a clue to me to go look for the literal same item on AliExpress, usually for a significantly cheaper price (like $1.50 + $3 shipping vs $17, to give a recent example). https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Emergency-Compatible-Re-Charger-Batteries/dp/B07J1961H9/ https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Emergency-Compatible-Re-Char... https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804659044321.html https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804659044321.html
- EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 4y ago
  Let me offer you a red pill: everything in your house is "imported crap from Alibaba", trusted brand or not.
INGSOCIALITE 4y ago
This is what saddens me. These dropship sellers don’t even buy one item that they are selling to test, try out, take pictures, etc. they just use the alibaba pics and let it rip. It’s all so tiresome at this point
WhiteOwlLion 4y ago
The trademarks are required for Chinese businesses to house products in the USA for Amazon FBA (freigh by Amazon). They make non-sensical trademarks so there's no conflict with the trademark office. Techquickie (Linus Tech Tips) has an episode on it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UrqlMfwUC4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UrqlMfwUC4 Amazon 3P (third party) has essentially become what eBay was in the 90s except the crap is sometimes housed in the USA for faster delivery. Amazon doesn't care. It pretty much all fell apart after he separated from McKenzie and lost the way.

tivert 4y ago

> Search for something where you likely won't know any trusted brands (such as car covers) and you'll get 200 results with exactly the same picture but random brand names. > All of it is imported crap from Alibaba, of course, and Amazon sellers won't even bother customizing the images. Which, by the way, is also the literal user experience of AliExpress or Taobao. You forgot to mention widely varying prices. Whenever I see that (or any Chinese on the packaging), it's a clue to me to go look for the literal same item on AliExpress, usually for a significantly cheaper price (like $1.50 + $3 shipping vs $17, to give a recent example). https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Emergency-Compatible-Re-Charger-Batteries/dp/B07J1961H9/ https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Emergency-Compatible-Re-Char... https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804659044321.html https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804659044321.html

EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 4y ago
Let me offer you a red pill: everything in your house is "imported crap from Alibaba", trusted brand or not.

INGSOCIALITE 4y ago

This is what saddens me. These dropship sellers don’t even buy one item that they are selling to test, try out, take pictures, etc. they just use the alibaba pics and let it rip. It’s all so tiresome at this point

WhiteOwlLion 4y ago

The trademarks are required for Chinese businesses to house products in the USA for Amazon FBA (freigh by Amazon). They make non-sensical trademarks so there's no conflict with the trademark office. Techquickie (Linus Tech Tips) has an episode on it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UrqlMfwUC4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UrqlMfwUC4 Amazon 3P (third party) has essentially become what eBay was in the 90s except the crap is sometimes housed in the USA for faster delivery. Amazon doesn't care. It pretty much all fell apart after he separated from McKenzie and lost the way.