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[โ€“] sp3ctre@feddit.org 17 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Left Amazon a while ago, which is a big win.

But for special items, I kept ebay. It's funny though, that some deliveries from ebay came with an Amazon packaging...

With Wero I hope, I can ditch Paypal soon.

[โ€“] moody@lemmings.world 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Lots of people put up the same products on every available marketplace, and they fulfill their orders with Amazon because it's easier to ship everything Fulfilled By Amazon.

You buy on ebay, they buy from themselves on Amazon and drop ship it to you via FBA.

[โ€“] sp3ctre@feddit.org 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

That's what I thought. So basically I'm still using 1% Amazon...:(

[โ€“] moody@lemmings.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Unfortunately if you're buying from any marketplace, there's always a chance the seller is managing it from Amazon.

If it's a small seller with only a couple items, there's a better chance to avoid Amazon compared to bigger sellers selling many items.