Comment by dawnerd

5 years ago

The problem with the Amazon vs eBay argument I’ve heard in the past is that Amazon blurs the line between when you’re buying from Amazon and buying from a third party. And if Amazon is still commingling items they absolutely should be responsible because at a certain point it doesn’t matter who the seller is.

Seller rating on Amazon are also useless. At least eBay you can see what it is you’re buying (for the most part) and get a seller eating that’s at least somewhat useful.

I really hope this forces Amazon to start vetting sellers more, they’ve simply been run over by aliexpress “drop shippers”.

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airhead969  5 years ago

Etsy actually has even more of a problem with dropship queens. Interestingly, I got a shoe rack for free because it was a double dropship from AE to Amazon to Etsy. LOL!

  • dawnerd  5 years ago

    I've noticed that too and gave up trying to report when I realized Etsy is funny enabling it.

    • judge2020  5 years ago

      I did this for an eBay listing that was actually drop shipped to me and the seller is still up, selling Amazon items for +$10. I hope Etsy is a little more active against them.

  • rhn_mk1  5 years ago

    What is a dropship queen?

    • beowulfey  5 years ago

      I had to google what dropshipping was, but it seems to be when your company relists products from other websites and when a customer orders them from you, you place the order on the other website with their address. Basically, a shopping consultancy. You no longer need to maintain inventory.

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Avshalom  5 years ago

this particular case doesn't involve a Fulfilled By Amazon (where the commingling problem happens) product (though it is mentioned in a sentence)