Amazon Marketplace

While my husband has happily ordered tools from amazon, I have had a terrible time purchasing used and out of print books. First, the filters are so poor that it is difficult to tell whether a book is used, new, hard or soft cover; there are many in the wrong section. You basically need to email the seller (and it's not easy to find their contact info) to make sure you're getting what you want! Furthermore, the listings are by title, not isbn, so you can't even be sure you're going to get the correct item. E.G. I bought the music to Lady & the Tramp, and got the book of the same title. It's a terrible organizational system, and very frustrating to shop there.

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New Super Saver shipping policy of not sending out materials until 4-6 days after order is placed (even for items listed as "usually ships in 24 hours") equates to poor customer service. There is no reason to delay a shipment in a competitive market just because the company promises to ship the item for free. Barnes and Noble, for example, doesn't "hold" shipments that are free, nor do other retailers, and if I go to a retail store, I can get the product immediately without paying shipping costs and thereby spending as much as I would at Amazon for more costly shipping methods. I'll be happy to start buying books and music elsewhere.

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I ordered a Canon G5 camera on March 28th 2004 through Amazon. They promised to ship it by April 2nd and I would get the camera by April 6 - April 8th.
But on April 2nd, I get a mail/ Online Intimation saying the camera would be delivered only by May 26th.

Hence I cancelled my order and ordered it via BuyDigitalDirect.com. I ordered it on April 3rd, but got a mail asking me to contact them cause they had to verify my shipping address and I called them on 4th
Monday morning and I received my camera by April 5th Tuesday morning. Wow !! What more can I ask for?

P.S. This experience is only with Electronic Stuff I ordered via Amazon. I have shopped for Books via Amazon and they are the best. So, use your discretion between Books and Electronics.

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Please update your links and prices - If a printer is sold, for example, you shouldn't be advertising it on and on when it is no longer available and there are no used or refurbished at that price. Don't just suck people in!

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Remastered CD came with big greasy thumbprint on it. Was someone eating fried chicken while they were packing it? Didn't even want to put it in my player.

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I wanted to share my trying experience with Amazon.I've had an account for 10 years with them and have ordered my share of stuff from them.Usually everything arrives in order, but this case was rather challenging.I place an order   Read full review...

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I have never sold anything at the marketplace at Amazon.com, but I have bought several things with little or no problem. With the exception of the time that I bought a cd-rom for my son, and for some reason, either it did not go through or something, but   Read full review...

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I've spend thousands at Amazon over the years and have never had a problem. However, in the past year, it seems their distribution network has become less organized and efficient. I often wait weeks now for an order to ship out that states "In Stock". Perhaps customers who use free shipping aren't as important as the ones who pay shipping charges, so we get to wait. I do like that I can on into my account and get an idea of when the order will ship, and for the most past, that information has been accurate. So, for me, Amazon works well. It saves me lots of money in gas (I live an hour from a Barnes & Noble or any other good sized bookstore)and sales tax. Gives me more to spend on books!

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Twice in the last year, the Amazon web site stated the item was “in stock”. After purchasing, a day or more went by and then informed by email that the items were not in stock and shipping date was unknown. On the first occasion, this issue created a problem since I had a dead line to meet and the turn around time to contacting Amazon and canceling the order exceeded my dead line ( complicated by the Amazon web site down for 1 day). How many of us have the time to repeatedly check a web site to see if it is up? So, I took a chance and ordered through another company and canceled the Amazon order at the next available date. Shipping delays met not just days but weeks and uncertain or “estimated”. The second item was not time sensitive, so I waited. No problems with item received. Order accuracy - fine. Customer service - OK, if the web site is up and running. Overall satisfaction - now leery of ordering from Amazon if I need to receive an item on a deadline.

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I've ordered a number of things from Amazon and have had mixed experiences. The great thing about Amazon is that they have everything. There's one stop shopping for you! However, I find that many of my items that I ship with the free shipping take a very long time 2-3 weeks (and yes these are amazon items that are brand new). Recently I just ordered something as a gift, and used the free shipping, and since it was sent by usps, it took a while. Once I ordered a knife set from them (that was directly from them, new, and the only vice was that they were one of the friday specials), however, when I received them they were somewhat rusted. Just to clarify, none of the items that I had bought were used, and all where new amazon items, shipped directly from amazon.

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Amazon.com is fast becoming the central clearing house for on-line ordering from many different stores. In general their product selection, delivery times and order accuracy are excellent. Amazon makes it easy for shoppers by housing name brand merchants under their roof, however, bear in mind that some of the sites Amazon does business for display lesser price tags for the exact same item. Each has their own reduced shipping fees and dollars off deals. When it comes to customer service Amazon has much to learn. If you have a question on a charge or item ordered, be prepared to receive general replies which never answer the question until you ask for someone who reads and comprehends the language, which in my case is English! It is not often that a situation presents itself in which I must contact Amazon, but when it does, my lament is audible.

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Just as one might buy via Half.com, check the seller ratings. Ratings are much harder to acquire at Amazon, and are not as accurate, but will give you a clue if the seller ships late, or if the quality might be much less than expected.

Always read any other information available on the book, as offered by the seller. The book may be a different year, in a different binding, by a different publisher... or, an entirely different book.

Books can be super cheap on Amazon. Not too bad if you want to read a book in mass production.

Sellers, take my advice... If you find your book is worth chump change on the open market, please donate it to a worthy cause in your own neighborhood or ship it to our troops, overseas. Please do not dilute the market, in a battle to list the cheapest book.

Consider it a learning experience, and move on to bigger and better things. Your time is worth more than a quarter an hour-- isn't it?

Sellers, check out endicia for delivery confirmation and insurance.


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I have shopped with Amazon for many years now and, apart from the odd blip here and there, it's been pretty much OK. The only niggles I have are that the shipping from non-Amazon sellers can be very high. Also, as a seller, their postage allowances   Read full review...

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This was my first time ordering from Amazon, but I am a frequent online shopper at other stores. I must say that so far, I am extremely disappointed. The reason I purchased my items from Amazon was because they had a cheaper price for a 3-way cable   Read full review...

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When I sold two books on Amazon.com's marketplace one day after I listed them, I was very happy and thought this process would be very easy. I was wrong. I listed the books successfully. I received confirmation from Amazon that the books were   Read full review...

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Amazon Marketplace seems like a good idea, but it's a duplicate of Half.com with less inventory control. Amazon Marketplace is a forum for sellers to hawk used goods. Great! I'm all for it! When you seek to purchase something from Amazon.com,   Read full review...

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it was an awesome experinence shopping with amazon.. the Quality of goods is very good. Selection is as i expected is very huge. Delivery is fast. Customer service is helpful.

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it is a good store, I like it. I will come back next time to shop and i suggest it to do it in Chinese version.

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I wouldn't have been able to find a certain CD if it weren't for Amazon. They have a great selection of everything, and I'd rather buy from them than any Wal-Mart, Target, or other craptacular place.

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I find the order accuracy and delivery speed to be great. The DVDs have often come before the date stated they would be there. The website is also easy to use.

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I find online prices to be lower than local retailers. It's interesting to see the large price differences, even online, for the exact same product. Shipping is prompt but can sometimes add considerably to the cost of an item.  I always check out free shipping options first.

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The best on-line marketplace...better than ebay since they police the bad apples and ebay takes longer.  I've never had a bad experience with them.

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Amazon provides a very useful, and reasonably priced service; especially when ordering in the USA from England with quick deliveries via Germany.

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This says these are in stock, but they want me to wait a month to get it. No truth in their advertising!

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I buy and sell through Amazon Marketplace and I love the prices. Sometimes a book will be delayed in shipping or sometimes order accuracy is not so accurate, but that it to be expected. No biggie. I typically have a pleasant shopping experience.

If you are one of those people who don't excuse a little error here and there, you would be better off paying full price. But if you have a little patience and see that little errors are worth the money you save.. then Marketplace is definately worth a try.

Overall I am quite happy with Amazon Marketplace and I will continue to keep shopping and selling there.

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Amazon's marketplace combines the easy interface and payment options of it's normal website with the cheap and large product selection of eBay. In many respects, Amazon's marketplace is a very reliable place to shop. Payment is handled by Amazon which makes the safety of your cash a little more safe. However, I would definitely advise against buying from low rating sellers. Low rating sellers are often slow at shipping and skip out on important details to ensure the safety and condition of your package. Don't fret though, Amazon's sellers include many trustworthy, highly rated seller -- a glaring contrast to eBay's scam pool.

The selection at Amazons marketplace is the other high point. Practically every item and definitely every cd and book in there inventory sells for dirt cheap used and are mostly in great condition. I definitely recommend Amazon.com's marketplace shop to anyone and everyone, frugalites and the well-endowed alike.

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Amazon has been quite good to me over the last two years ,It has provided me with competitive prices and great postage costs considering it gets posted half way around the globe.
I would recommend them to anyone who likes dealing with creditable staff and reasonably priced products.Usually find value for money.
I would like that some of the gifts were for Australians as well, but oh well.Hopefully they'll see this and change that.

Then agian i was always told i was a dreamer.
But great site ,good prices.

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When looking for a better priced alternative for the latest books, CD's and DVD's, Amazon Marketplace offers a great solution. The prices can't be beat and the condition of the merchandise is almost always as advertised. I have purchased a number of   Read full review...

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I've ordered several used books through Amazon.com Marketplace, and have been happy with my purchases. I've been an eBay customer for several years, but am an infrequent bidder due to a recent credit card scare that may have originated at   Read full review...

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I buy rare-to-find books on Amazon Marketplace that I could not find in regular stores. The sellers   Read full review...

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Amazon.com is a good site to purchase books and DVDs/CDs. I find the selection to be great ... you can find most of what you are looking for here. If there is a product that you cannot find on Amazon, you can usually get some suggestions of other things   Read full review...

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I was browsing Amazon.com over a month ago, and noticing the amazon.com com merchants, I took a look   Read full review...

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Amazon.co.uk has been around in the UK since 1998, (hard to believe it is only 7 years!!) and is one of the world's biggest online stores. In my regular dealings with them, Amazon are a company which consistently offers good customer service and good   Read full review...

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I am a huge fan of Amazon.com and have been ordering books and other items from them for many years.   Read full review...

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If Amazon is the giant Wal-Mart of the online stores, then Marketplace is the big yard sale out in the parking lot. Well . . . the used stuff is really right there on the shelves at Marketplace and ready for comparison to the new stuff at Amazon,   Read full review...

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It was only a matter of time before someone else gave Half.com some competition and giant e-tailer Amazon decided to be the one to do it.

Who Is Amazon?
I just know that there isn't a person alive who hasn't shopped   Read full review...

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Amazon Marketplace is an off-shoot from the original Amazon web-site, which allows many different sellers to provide products that Amazon customers might find to be useful.  Where Amazon has quite a wide database of products, they cannot sell every   Read full review...

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Amazon.com is one of the most popular web sites in the short history of the internet. It began as a book seller and has expanded to include all sorts of general merchandise from clothing to appliances and more. Amazon.com once sold only new items but the   Read full review...

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Looking for particular books used to be a problem for me I could never find what I wanted in the shops. Now I generally only use Amazon to purchase books. It is the most convenient and easy way to shop for books.

They have an excellent search facility that allows me to find even the most obscure titles at a reasonable price quickly and easily. They sell both first hand and second hand books but even the second hand books I received were always in excellent condition. They have a very prompt delivery service and I have never had any problems with my orders.

Overall I would definitely recommend Amazon as being a highly competent and efficient company.

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I purchased an Argo Aeropet Pet Carrier from Amazon.com. The delivery was accurate and the timing was perfect! Just in time for my travels with my dog! I was happily satisfied!

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