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Public school or private? Asking for a friend ..
The issue with that is, eBay and Amazon are different entities with different levels of buyer protection.
Not only that, but eBay purchases aren't going to be "tax free" (which in fact they are not, but people aren't filing Use Tax) forever. Currently, legislative efforts are pressing towards every online retailer charging Sales Tax, and auction sites will be forced before long. I think that benefit is fleeting, plus if you get audited will get you in hot water anyway.
Overall, not much benefit to the ebay purchase, I think.
On topic, I won't cancel either. But I'm not going towards a $200 sub/year unless pricing in the Pantry gets better. Right now the pricing of spices etc is stupid.
Lot of you guys are using Amazon exclusively and at the end of the year you've over paid on items and tax to the tune of several hundreds of dollars to possibly thousands of dollars. My friend Chris and I figured he over spent $2,300+ last year VS what he could have spent on Newegg and eBay. $2300? That's a new PC or a Vacation. At the very least you guys are throwing away a brand new video card for free by just changing your shopping habits!
Here is one example - Samsung 850 EVO 1TB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD
eBay: $269 free shipping no tax
https://tinyurl.com/y8z98mao
Amazon: $279 + tax of around $22+ dollars, so around $300 dollars. That's a $30 dollars savings.
https://tinyurl.com/ycwaojt5
I guess 99.9999999% of what I buy on Amazon isn't SSDs or Video Cards. Yesterday, I literally priced out same day delivery for household goods vs my local grocers and Target (yeah they are all online too!) and Amazon was measurably cheaper on nearly all products besides paper towels and the Dove bath soap my wife has to have... with free same day delivery. So take into consideration the opportunity cost of time and realized costs of gas to run around to multiple stores...This is very easy to offset. Make sure that a certain portion of your purchases are done via eBay and Newegg. The savings on 3 or 4 items will cover this increase and even possibly the entire $120 dollars for Amazon Prime. The only very slight downside is that you will have to wait 3 to 7 days vs 2 or 3 days. Make sure you only buy from sellers that offer free shipping via first class postal. In case some of you didn't know, Amazon is not the cheapest game in town. Don't even get me started on Walmart. They are def not the cheapest player in town but that's an argument for another time.
Lot of you guys are using Amazon exclusively and at the end of the year you've over paid on items and tax to the tune of several hundreds of dollars to possibly thousands of dollars. My friend Chris and I figured he over spent $2,300+ last year VS what he could have spent on Newegg and eBay. $2300? That's a new PC or a Vacation. At the very least you guys are throwing away a brand new video card for free by just changing your shopping habits!
Here is one example - Samsung 850 EVO 1TB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD
eBay: $269 free shipping no tax
https://tinyurl.com/y8z98mao
Amazon: $279 + tax of around $22+ dollars, so around $300 dollars. That's a $30 dollars savings.
https://tinyurl.com/ycwaojt5
Not to mention the Amazon Visa card I just signed up for that pays another 5% back on all Amazon purchases.
This is how I feel. That whole "the cost of prime" bullshit after a nice massive earnings announcement just smacks of Martin Shkreli-esque price gouging.
Public school or private? Asking for a friend ..
Wait .... you're kidding right? I just clearly showed an example of saving $30 dollars. That's with one purchase. $30 is not a benefit? A handful more and Prime is free for the entire year. I don't know about you but free $120 prime seems like one hell of an advantage.
I'm thinking you might work for Amazon lol ... which would make sense.
eBay has buyer protection that favors the buyer ... heavily. Very heavily in fact. There are several advantages over Amazon with eBay. No tax and usually cheaper pricing. Of course everyone here can do as they please. I'm just pointing out a way to off-set Amazon prime costs.
eBay has buyer protection that favors the buyer ... heavily. Very heavily in fact.
Between Costco, Amazon, Ebay, Newegg and the local grocery store - pretty much all my shopping needs are covered.
Amazon shows and movie selection suck in addition to paying taxes now on everything and now another price hike = Cancel
Except that is actually $119 per year, making your cash back only $181. And you don't need to be a Prime member to have the Amazon Visa. I have one, and am not a Prime member, and get nice "cashback" discounts for Amazon purchases. So you need to figure how much you actually save on shipping with Prime vs without Prime, and if the video service is worth it, because without Prime, you could have the entire $300 cash back.$20 extra a year to keep prime , and still retain the ability to score my 300 dollars a year cashback I redeem every year. Worth it.
Except that is actually $119 per year, making your cash back only $181. And you don't need to be a Prime member to have the Amazon Visa. I have one, and am not a Prime member, and get nice "cashback" discounts for Amazon purchases. So you need to figure how much you actually save on shipping with Prime vs without Prime, and if the video service is worth it, because without Prime, you could have the entire $300 cash back.
I complained about that (back when I had prime). They said they couldn't do anything about it (their software didn't allow it). But two months later they stopped USPS and went back to UPS for me. (And now sometimes when someone with prime orders for me I've found that if they order on Sun/Mon/Tue it comes UPS, otherwise it gets sent USPS)...my mail box is 5 miles away...UPS brings it to the door, so I hate places that uses USPS with no option to get UPS or FedEx.Gotta think this one over. Since the switch to USPS my deliveries suck, most of the time I have to go to the post office physical location to get the packages.
I don't watch the video or use the other services.
If I drop it, perhaps I'll quit buying all the crap I don't need to have at least 5 items in the monthly subscribe and save.
I complained about that (back when I had prime). They said they couldn't do anything about it (their software didn't allow it). But two months later they stopped USPS and went back to UPS for me. (And now sometimes when someone with prime orders for me I've found that if they order on Sun/Mon/Tue it comes UPS, otherwise it gets sent USPS)...my mail box is 5 miles away...UPS brings it to the door, so I hate places that uses USPS with no option to get UPS or FedEx.
Just like the cable company, Amazon will keep raising prices little by little.
Just like the cable company, Prime includes everything, even the stuff you don't want. It's all or nothing, never a-la-cart.
Amazon has already crunched the numbers, so they know this price increase will net them more money overall. A few people will cancel, but most will keep it.
And the cycle continues.
And of course if you are judging prime based on your ability to buy a few big ticket tech items every year, yeah, don't use prime. Waiting more than 2 days is probably not that big of a deal to you and finding the absolute lowest price is.
However if you get dog food, baby formula, diapers, wipes, soap, paper towels, bath and shower stuff, batteries and such like I do. Well then Prime pays for itself 15 times over without even factoring in the convenience of not ever running out of stuff and having to run out and purchase in a desperate rush.
You all are not doing it right.
Order only single items.
Never multiple items.
That way it cost them more!
Yep.
I only order one thing at a time. Even if I need to order more than one thing the same day.
You missed my point completely. Prime bundles multiple services under one umbrella. You buy Prime, you get everything Prime offers. You cannot choose to only get free shipping and not get the Movie/TV service.Unlike the cable company you can get all of Amazon's services and products from numerous competitors. Unlike the cable company, Amazon understands they need to provide value and customer satisfaction or they will lost customer altogether, not just for prime.
So stop.
And of course if you are judging prime based on your ability to buy a few big ticket tech items every year, yeah, don't use prime. Waiting more than 2 days is probably not that big of a deal to you and finding the absolute lowest price is.
However if you get dog food, baby formula, diapers, wipes, soap, paper towels, bath and shower stuff, batteries and such like I do. Well then Prime pays for itself 15 times over without even factoring in the convenience of not ever running out of stuff and having to run out and purchase in a desperate rush.
You missed my point completely. Prime bundles multiple services under one umbrella. You buy Prime, you get everything Prime offers. You cannot choose to only get free shipping and not get the Movie/TV service.
The justification they are looking for... Meh, it's only $2. In reality it's $119.
Y'all pissing me off. SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE =/=PRIME. You do not need PRIME to subscribe and save.
Save up to 15% off when receiving 5 or more products in a given month to a single address.
Prime members unlock 20% savings on subscriptions to diapers, baby food and more when receiving 5 or more products in a given month to a single address, compliments of Amazon Family.
And of course if you are judging prime based on your ability to buy a few big ticket tech items every year, yeah, don't use prime. Waiting more than 2 days is probably not that big of a deal to you and finding the absolute lowest price is.
However if you get dog food, baby formula, diapers, wipes, soap, paper towels, bath and shower stuff, batteries and such like I do. Well then Prime pays for itself 15 times over without even factoring in the convenience of not ever running out of stuff and having to run out and purchase in a desperate rush.