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Grandadrob

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This seems odd.
« on: November 12, 2019, 06:08:18 PM »
Ordered something for the Landy on Ebay, paid via Paypal, and it got delivered in an Amazon box.
I actually hate Amazon and try not to use them, although I do have an account, ever heard of that before.
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Re: This seems odd.
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2019, 06:09:28 PM »
Maybe your eBay seller had an Amazon box from his prior purchase and reused it?
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Re: This seems odd.
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2019, 06:13:55 PM »
Properly sealed box from Amazon, not reused.
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Re: This seems odd.
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2019, 06:20:03 PM »
It’s called “drop shipping”.

The item is available on Amazon for, say, £5 with free delivery through “prime”. Your seller lists the same item on eBay for £8, and you buy it from him unaware that it’s cheaper on Amazon. He buys it and gets it delivered directly to you as a gift, pays eBay and PayPal their fees and pockets a pound or so for doing nothing.
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Re: This seems odd.
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2019, 08:48:05 PM »
Quote from: GlenAnderson on November 12, 2019, 06:20:03 PM
It’s called “drop shipping”.

The item is available on Amazon for, say, £5 with free delivery through “prime”. Your seller lists the same item on eBay for £8, and you buy it from him unaware that it’s cheaper on Amazon. He buys it and gets it delivered directly to you as a gift, pays eBay and PayPal their fees and pockets a pound or so for doing nothing.

Wow! I realy wasn't aware of that! Every day's a school day
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« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2019, 09:07:59 PM »
With any "advert" you see on eBay or on any of the Shopping Selling Offers you get in the Facebook Ads -  :-\ Always worth pasting it into Amazon to see if you are being ripped off.

Amazon may be like  :marmite

You may hate the ethics of their business model - but I can order something on Prime - free delivery and it will the here tomorrow at 2:30pm  :first
Not so good for Series Land Rover parts....

For example:

You can get a spider Scare Box Spider @ £11.64 from web trader subsistentgadget.com or buy the same item from Amazon @ £2.99 delivered next day.

That's 2 Christmas presents sorted  :cheers
 
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Re: This seems odd.
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2019, 09:17:26 PM »
Even cheaper on auction: #233388463975  :tiphat
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« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2019, 09:59:11 PM »
Quote from: StooBee on November 12, 2019, 08:48:05 PM
Wow! I realy wasn't aware of that! Every day's a school day

People can actually make a living doing it.
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« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2019, 10:07:51 PM »
Don't care how cheap, I wouldn't buy a spider on the web.
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Re: This seems odd.
« Reply #9 on: November 12, 2019, 10:13:06 PM »
*&%^$ - I've been done by 22p   >:(
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« Reply #10 on: November 14, 2019, 05:27:35 AM »
Hi,

While we were living on Penang (1965-1967) I read an interesting little book ... THE UGLY AMERICAN. All short stories.

I think it was the first story that recounted a boatload load of American grain being delivered to a starving (drought) Third World country.

As each coolie carried a sack of grain off the ship, they were stopped while somebody stenciled a hammer and sickle onto every sack.

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Re: This seems odd.
« Reply #11 on: November 14, 2019, 07:49:26 AM »
Quote from: Exile on November 12, 2019, 10:07:51 PM
Don't care how cheap, I wouldn't buy a spider on the web.

That is where you generally find them
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