Amazon or eBay? Doesn't matter...

[Gem99ultra]

EBay or Amazon? Doesn稚 matter. Let me explain

Friday I noticed spouse was running low on Tide 3:1 pods. So, I figured I壇 surprise her and order some ahead of time, saving her having to haul them in from the grocery store.

So, being diligent, I compared prices on Sam痴 Club, WalMart, Amazon, and eBay. EBay turned out to be 25% cheaper for the exact same item. Naturally, I ordered them on eBay. Delivery was stated to take 2 weeks, but not being in a rush, I壇 rather save the money than to have Tide Pods sitting on our shelf sooner.

Today I get my order for the Tide Pods not from eBay as ordered, but from Amazon! Thinking that maybe my feeble brain was failing, I double checked to be sure that I did order on eBay as I thought not Amazon. Nope I did order and pay on eBay, but the order was delivered by Amazon. And not in 2 weeks as expected, but in 2 business days.

Go Figure.

 

[kcflhrc]

So what's the problem?

 

[atsah]

Some people on ebay sell for Amazon as well, if it shipped from ebay it would have taken the same amount of time.. I have had that happen once in the last year, I have ordered probably 100 items from ebay. Sellers on Ebay seem to take better care of the customer.

 

[4570Man]

I ordered a gallon of glue from amazon. I knew it was a few dollars cheaper at Lowe’s but I didn’t want to go pick it up. It came in a Lowe’s box.

 

[ovrszd]

I consider ebay a "sales service". They'll sell anything for anybody. They own no products and have no warehouse stock.

I consider Amazon a distributor. They stock huge amounts of product that they purchase wherever they can make the best deal. They produce or manufacture nothing.

I read nothing here that surprises or shocks me.

 

[handtools]

Same thing just happened to me today, I was also surprised to get an Amazon delivery for an item purchased on Ebay.

 

[ovrszd]

I don't shop ebay a lot. But doesn't it tell you the seller/shipper in the fineprint when ordering??

If so, wouldn't you know who is sending the item to you before it gets there?

 

[TheMan419]

I have ordered things on Amazon that are sold and shipped by a third party. Then it arrives in a Walmart or Costco box or whatever. That person is playing a good game. They are advertising cheaper on Amazon and just drop shipping from somewhere. Take a bit of an advantage off of someone being lazy and just ordering from amazon.

 

[ovrszd]

I've bought a couple items thru ebay that I got cheaper than I could from the distributor that sent them. I don't understand that at all.

 

[atsah]

I don't shop ebay a lot. But doesn't it tell you the seller/shipper in the fineprint when ordering??

If so, wouldn't you know who is sending the item to you before it gets there?

Yes it does but it can come either way.