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[STEMO]

Now and again, when I ordered something from Amazon marketplace, I'd get the confirmation email followed about an hour later by the 'your item has been dispatched and you can no longer cancel this order' one. But the delivery date would be about ten days away. Obviously just marked as dispatched so you couldn't cancel. Everyone seems to be at it now. Ordered something this morning, two emails, delivery on 26th. Bastards.
These are UK sellers BTW.

[Mr Gav]

I rarely use the marketplace, anything I but is usually only £1 more on Amazon anyway and the delivery dates are spot on.

[Mister Rog]

I rarely use the marketplace, anything I but is usually only £1 more on Amazon anyway and the delivery dates are spot on.

Same here, if it's not actually being sold and supplied by Amazon, I don't buy it.

[tunnie]

I rarely use the marketplace, anything I but is usually only £1 more on Amazon anyway and the delivery dates are spot on.

Same here, if it's not actually being sold and supplied by Amazon, I don't buy it.

Same, just Prime it via Amazon's own sales.

[Viral_Jim]

Same, just Prime it via Amazon's own sales.

^^ what he said.

Prime is a real bargain for us and I'll only buy non-prime as a weapon of last resort.

[Varche]

We paid express delivery for a needed  urgently item for a disabled relative. This was on the Wed. Email came saying will be delivered Monday!

Rang and said no good.  Operative said will make sure it is on the lorry for delivery on Thursday. Thanks. Except it was delivered on.       The Monday.

Amazon.

[tunnie]

We paid express delivery for a needed  urgently item for a disabled relative. This was on the Wed. Email came saying will be delivered Monday!

Rang and said no good.  Operative said will make sure it is on the lorry for delivery on Thursday. Thanks. Except it was delivered on.       The Monday.

Amazon.

I've ordered on Prime in the morning, it's been delivered before dinner same day.

Often order up to 11PM in evening, it's delivered in an Amazon locker the next day at work before I go home.

[STEMO]

Looks like I'm going to have to eat my words. It's out for delivery and will be here around 11 

[Mister Rog]

I rarely use the marketplace, anything I but is usually only £1 more on Amazon anyway and the delivery dates are spot on.

Same here, if it's not actually being sold and supplied by Amazon, I don't buy it.

Ah . . . . . . eat my words time   


I wanted two copies of a book. RRP: £40 each, Amazon £26 each, Marketplace £8.99 each. I've ordered, so let's see how it goes. 

[STEMO]

Looks like I'm going to have to eat my words. It's out for delivery and will be here around 11 

Ten to eleven...it arrived 

[Terbs]

Had deliveries on prime, same day. As said, I only use prime, sold and fullfilled by Amazon. I like to know when stuff is going to arrive. Gone are the days of waiting in, hoping it will come when they say, and it never does, so a wasted day !!!!

[TheBoy]

Amazon are normally too expensive to make Prime worthwhile (and the streaming service is probably the worse of the lot), so I rarely order much from there.  But when I do, it has to be fulfilled by Amazon, even if its a marketplace seller.

Amazon, like egay, is generally for the lazy (or cheap, unreliable Chinese tat in egays case)

[Sir Tigger KC]

Don't you have to pay a subscription for Amazon Prime? 

[TheBoy]

Don't you have to pay a subscription for Amazon Prime? 

Yes. Around £7pm iirc.

You have to buy a lot of shit from them to make that up

[Sir Tigger KC]

Don't you have to pay a subscription for Amazon Prime? 

Yes. Around £7pm iirc.

You have to buy a lot of shit from them to make that up

Thought so.  Think I looked at it a while back and decided it was a con.   

[Varche]

Ah but dont you getfreebooks and free movies and blockbuster entertainment like Top Gear 2.0? Soon worth itandyour shitgets posted free!

[TheBoy]

Thought so.  Think I looked at it a while back and decided it was a con.   

Its not a con if it works for you. For example, if you like box set type TV, and don't want Sky/Now, it may be worth your monthly subscription.  If you buy a lot of stuff from Amazon, again it may be worth your sub, as the next day service is actually rather good/convenient (when it works).

But if you only order a few bits a year, and find their streaming TV service pretty dire, then it is going to appear and expensive option.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Thought so.  Think I looked at it a while back and decided it was a con.   

Its not a con if it works for you. For example, if you like box set type TV, and don't want Sky/Now, it may be worth your monthly subscription.  If you buy a lot of stuff from Amazon, again it may be worth your sub, as the next day service is actually rather good/convenient (when it works).

But if you only order a few bits a year, and find their streaming TV service pretty dire, then it is going to appear and expensive option.

Nope I don't watch much TV so happy with Freeview and I rarely buy stuff from Amazon as ebay has always worked well for me. 

So a Prime prime subscription wouldn't be worth it for me. 

[TheBoy]

So a Prime prime subscription wouldn't be worth it for me. 

Which is the conclusion Mrs TB and I came to...  ...having tried it on a trial, mainly for the films.

Its then easy to get suckered in to buying everything from Amazon, as you're thinking quick free postage...  ...but obviously it isn't free, and more often than not, Amazon aren't competitive pricewise.

[Mister Rog]

I rarely use the marketplace, anything I but is usually only £1 more on Amazon anyway and the delivery dates are spot on.

Same here, if it's not actually being sold and supplied by Amazon, I don't buy it.

Ah . . . . . . eat my words time   


I wanted two copies of a book. RRP: £40 each, Amazon £26 each, Marketplace £8.99 each. I've ordered, so let's see how it goes.

Books due last Friday, not here yet and till today tracking showed nothing much or unusual. Today however, tracking shows that they are coming from China. WTF ? I hope they're in English 

[Varche]

 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Ah . . . . . . eat my words time   


I wanted two copies of a book. RRP: £40 each, Amazon £26 each, Marketplace £8.99 each. I've ordered, so let's see how it goes.



Books due last Friday, not here yet and till today tracking showed nothing much or unusual. Today however, tracking shows that they are coming from China. WTF ? I hope they're in English 

If you're lucky they might be in Chinglish.     

[Mister Rog]

I rarely use the marketplace, anything I but is usually only £1 more on Amazon anyway and the delivery dates are spot on.

Same here, if it's not actually being sold and supplied by Amazon, I don't buy it.

Ah . . . . . . eat my words time   


I wanted two copies of a book. RRP: £40 each, Amazon £26 each, Marketplace £8.99 each. I've ordered, so let's see how it goes.

Books due last Friday, not here yet and till today tracking showed nothing much or unusual. Today however, tracking shows that they are coming from China. WTF ? I hope they're in English 

Update as I know that you will all have been losing sleep wondering about it . . . . . 

A total scam. No delivery, no books, over 60 other complaints about the same thing. I complained to Amazon. Seller has now disappeared. Amazon are processing a refund claim. It's not just the money, I really wanted the books, and also the time wasted wiating for delivery.

First and last time I use Amazon Marketplace         

Also, "if a deal looks to good to be true, it probably . . . . . . "      List price £40. Advertised price £8.99.

[Varche]

List price £40. Advertised price £8.99 worth £2

I say that as a lover of books.  We have hundreds all worth nada.

Note to self alter will and leave books to Mister Rog