New Posts For Thread: How reliable are Amazon please?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31426285/how-reliable-are-amazon-pleaseThere are a few things I need that they stock but again I would have to give my financial details. That aside, are they worth using?They used to always use all sort of people but recently for me it's much amazon logistics.I like them but do what you do, if it's a marketplace item (I'm careful to check of course) I'll check for it on ebay.It's sometimes cheaper on there but I somehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31426285/how-reliable-are-amazon-please?post_id=554969115#554969115They used to always use all sort of people but recently for me it's much amazon logistics.I like them but do what you do, if it's a marketplace item (I'm careful to check of course) I'll check for it on ebay.It's sometimes cheaper on there but I someSat, 07 Jul 2018 16:46:42 -0500They are legit but use a multitude of different delivery companies. No delivery company has the geographical knowledge and reliability of Royal Mail. If you live out of the way or in a tricky area (new build gated flats etc) rest assured whoever is dhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31426285/how-reliable-are-amazon-please?post_id=554969025#554969025They are legit but use a multitude of different delivery companies. No delivery company has the geographical knowledge and reliability of Royal Mail. If you live out of the way or in a tricky area (new build gated flats etc) rest assured whoever is dSat, 07 Jul 2018 16:38:56 -0500There's apparently a big sale on 16th july I think for amazon prime people only. The chosen ones.As Jesus said:"Blessed are the Amazon Prime subscribers, for they shall inherit the gadgets they don't really need that will gather dust in a cupboard".https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31426285/how-reliable-are-amazon-please?post_id=554964449#554964449There's apparently a big sale on 16th july I think for amazon prime people only. The chosen ones.As Jesus said:"Blessed are the Amazon Prime subscribers, for they shall inherit the gadgets they don't really need that will gather dust in a cupboard".Sat, 07 Jul 2018 10:46:49 -0500So if i checkout with that product, I'd still be told on checkout im saving 4 euros with prime, but that means fk all. I am not saving anything. I am just buying a more expensive product plus a membership fee.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31426285/how-reliable-are-amazon-please?post_id=554943479#554943479So if i checkout with that product, I'd still be told on checkout im saving 4 euros with prime, but that means fk all. I am not saving anything. I am just buying a more expensive product plus a membership fee.Thu, 05 Jul 2018 09:20:06 -0500And I must add that I had to look around to look for that cable for 6.3 with prime. The first results I got from amazon, despite arranging according to price, was a cable for 13 Euros. This is what I usually observe with prime products.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31426285/how-reliable-are-amazon-please?post_id=554943467#554943467And I must add that I had to look around to look for that cable for 6.3 with prime. The first results I got from amazon, despite arranging according to price, was a cable for 13 Euros. This is what I usually observe with prime products.Thu, 05 Jul 2018 09:19:02 -0500Here's an example:I bought a VGA cable recently. The cheapest cable I see now on amazon is 3.29 + 5 Euro for shipping. Total 8.29The cheapest with prime is 6.3. The same product, if i refuse prime, is 10.3 Euros.Yes I do save 2 Euros here, so you arhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31426285/how-reliable-are-amazon-please?post_id=554943421#554943421Here's an example:I bought a VGA cable recently. The cheapest cable I see now on amazon is 3.29 + 5 Euro for shipping. Total 8.29The cheapest with prime is 6.3. The same product, if i refuse prime, is 10.3 Euros.Yes I do save 2 Euros here, so you arThu, 05 Jul 2018 09:15:59 -0500@JC, As i mentioned, all products that I have bought that were worth saving some bucks on, I have found that others are selling similar stuff, and when I choose to buy prime, I get higher prices which make up for the difference. So in the end I don'thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31426285/how-reliable-are-amazon-please?post_id=554943193#554943193@JC, As i mentioned, all products that I have bought that were worth saving some bucks on, I have found that others are selling similar stuff, and when I choose to buy prime, I get higher prices which make up for the difference. So in the end I don'tThu, 05 Jul 2018 08:57:16 -0500The only other thing to say about prime, as others have noted, is they try to push it on you, so be careful when checking out that you haven't put that as the delivery option if you don't want it (free month trial then will auto debit your account athttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31426285/how-reliable-are-amazon-please?post_id=554942927#554942927The only other thing to say about prime, as others have noted, is they try to push it on you, so be careful when checking out that you haven't put that as the delivery option if you don't want it (free month trial then will auto debit your account atThu, 05 Jul 2018 08:32:49 -0500Detraveller you are talking nonsense? Pretty mucy EVERYTHING they stock that's theirs can be sold prime, they do not change the price of the article dependent on you ordering prime or not. Given they are notoriously hated by other people for undercuthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31426285/how-reliable-are-amazon-please?post_id=554942911#554942911Detraveller you are talking nonsense? Pretty mucy EVERYTHING they stock that's theirs can be sold prime, they do not change the price of the article dependent on you ordering prime or not. Given they are notoriously hated by other people for undercutThu, 05 Jul 2018 08:30:09 -0500Stewarty - some info on that here:http://mebfaber.com/2018/04/18/how-to-launder-money-with-amazon-aka-why-all-my-books-are-now-free/One reader forwarded this article on Amazon Money Laundering written by Brian Krebs. He argues that serious money lauhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31426285/how-reliable-are-amazon-please?post_id=554942865#554942865Stewarty - some info on that here:http://mebfaber.com/2018/04/18/how-to-launder-money-with-amazon-aka-why-all-my-books-are-now-free/One reader forwarded this article on Amazon Money Laundering written by Brian Krebs. He argues that serious money lauThu, 05 Jul 2018 08:24:53 -0500