Comments on: Amazon Marketplace: Great for Selling, not for Buying http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/03/06/amazon-marketplace-great-for-selling-not-for-buying/ PHP, WordPress and Business Ramblings Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:31:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sarah http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/03/06/amazon-marketplace-great-for-selling-not-for-buying/comment-page-1/#comment-9275 Sarah Sun, 29 Apr 2007 21:14:55 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/03/06/amazon-marketplace-great-for-selling-not-for-buying/#comment-9275 I must admit I often forget to go and have a look on Play.com for some items. I must admit I often forget to go and have a look on Play.com for some items.

]]> By: Sam http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/03/06/amazon-marketplace-great-for-selling-not-for-buying/comment-page-1/#comment-9223 Sam Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:21:23 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/03/06/amazon-marketplace-great-for-selling-not-for-buying/#comment-9223 I agree, the postage charges on some Marketplace items are crazy. I was just browsing Amazon for a couple of books and noticed that Marketplace sellers were selling theirs for around £3 cheaper than the Amazon price. So, I popped two of them into my basket. One book was £1-94, the other was £2.01. I went through to the checkout page and reviewed the order, thinking that it would be around £5-£6 in total. It was almost £10 altogether :eek: That is completely insane. I then looked on Play.com and I can get both books, brand new, for less than £10! I agree, the postage charges on some Marketplace items are crazy. I was just browsing Amazon for a couple of books and noticed that Marketplace sellers were selling theirs for around £3 cheaper than the Amazon price. So, I popped two of them into my basket. One book was £1-94, the other was £2.01. I went through to the checkout page and reviewed the order, thinking that it would be around £5-£6 in total. It was almost £10 altogether :eek: That is completely insane. I then looked on Play.com and I can get both books, brand new, for less than £10!

]]> By: Stuff by Sarah » Need a Memory Card? http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/03/06/amazon-marketplace-great-for-selling-not-for-buying/comment-page-1/#comment-8595 Stuff by Sarah » Need a Memory Card? Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:56:15 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/03/06/amazon-marketplace-great-for-selling-not-for-buying/#comment-8595 [...] 15 of March , 2007 at 6:48 pm I mentioned briefly the other day about buying a couple of mini SD cards from Picstop. And now I really must sing their [...] [...] 15 of March , 2007 at 6:48 pm I mentioned briefly the other day about buying a couple of mini SD cards from Picstop. And now I really must sing their [...]

]]> By: Sarah http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/03/06/amazon-marketplace-great-for-selling-not-for-buying/comment-page-1/#comment-7912 Sarah Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:20:04 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/03/06/amazon-marketplace-great-for-selling-not-for-buying/#comment-7912 I think both sides are screwed at some point. £9 for delivery of 2 mini SD cards is clearly not screwing the seller (well not until the buyer goes elsewhere like we did!). The whole postage system is just ridiculous there, which is mad considering Amazon's own postage system (when spending under £15) is pretty good usually, such as X about for the first DVD and Y amount for each subsequent one etc. And it combines postage and works it out a lot more fairly. I don't agree with making profit on postage. I don't like clients who try to do so, and I don't like it being done to me either. I think both sides are screwed at some point. £9 for delivery of 2 mini SD cards is clearly not screwing the seller (well not until the buyer goes elsewhere like we did!). The whole postage system is just ridiculous there, which is mad considering Amazon's own postage system (when spending under £15) is pretty good usually, such as X about for the first DVD and Y amount for each subsequent one etc. And it combines postage and works it out a lot more fairly.

I don't agree with making profit on postage. I don't like clients who try to do so, and I don't like it being done to me either.

]]> By: Martin Paling http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/03/06/amazon-marketplace-great-for-selling-not-for-buying/comment-page-1/#comment-7786 Martin Paling Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:06:21 +0000 http://www.stuffbysarah.net/2007/03/06/amazon-marketplace-great-for-selling-not-for-buying/#comment-7786 They're plain idiotic and daft... i used to sell books on there and as you say if it's not screwing the buyer it's screwing the seller. Time and time again I was asked to post books at such a silly P+P price that i may have just walked out onto the street and given the things away for free. They're plain idiotic and daft… i used to sell books on there and as you say if it's not screwing the buyer it's screwing the seller. Time and time again I was asked to post books at such a silly P+P price that i may have just walked out onto the street and given the things away for free.

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