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If large companies can legitimately offer better services for cheaper, then so be it. To me thats just an argument that we should have lots of big companies.
That said i disagree with the premise. I never said that other companies had to be as cheap as amazon, only offer the same services. They can certainly offer things like overnight shipping and generous refund policies, it just means they will have to charge a bit more to offer that. I'd happily pay a little extra to use a mom & pop store that offered amazon-like services. But they generally dont offer those services, and again, not because they can, they could always charge for it.
@freemo @koherecoWatchdog @thenewoil The #DS I bought last year, btw
If your willing to go used (and a lot of times thats the smart choice) ebay is the way to go.
I prefer most of my tech new, so I go through amazon. But I also collect a lot of ancient artifacts (mostly stuff that is pre-1800, stuff like books, coins, some gemstones). So I do get a lot of my stuff from ebay too, but thats mostly just stuff i cant get on amazon because you cant get it new.
@freemo @koherecoWatchdog @thenewoil I also do prefer new tech, but I’m started to warm up to used products if they’re old enough.
But even when it comes to used products, the #eBay prices are FAR better
Here’s the #PS2, for example. You can get a #PS2 with bundled games for at least $100 cheaper than on #Amazon, without bundled games.
If we are talking exclusively used items then I agree, ebay is the clear winner there. I generally buy used items from ebay.
@freemo @realcaseyrollins @thenewoil You said in your 1st response that you're setting aside ethics. For us who boycott Amazon, ethics is everything. Of course if you scrap ethics Amazon is the answer, but you must scrap ethics. And by supporting Amazon you're undermining #capitalism too: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/12/how-amazon-destroys-the-intellectual-justifications-for-capitalism/
Not that im setting aside ethics, but only that i am not making any argument one way or the other about the ethics of amazon... I am explaining, however, why i buy from them, why i wont switch, and why getting me to switch, even if im convinced of the ethics, would first require mom and pop stores from doing their part and offering replacement services.
@freemo @thenewoil @koherecoWatchdog I love #eBay. #Amazon actually artificially keeps prices from naturally deflating so it’s easier to get a better deal on #eBay if you’re trying to buy an older product.
For instance, when I bought my #DS, I literally spent half of what I would have been charged had I ordered it on #Amazon.