Amazon, Walmart, Etsy... my kingdom for a marketplace that doesn't become just a dumping ground for shady fly-by-night dropshippers.

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topgrain2 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This has pushed me to high levels of brand loyalty with direct ordering from the brands I like and trust, plus a lot of buying used… also mostly products from a handful of trusted brands (this is largely clothes, nearly all of which I buy used except socks, underwear, and most sweaters)

	▲	alexpotato 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Thermoworks (which makes excellent thermometers) no longer sells on Amazon b/c there were too many counterfeits/people selling broken items etc. You can now only order from their website which I am more than happy to do as their customer service is excellent. https://www.thermoworks.com

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JKCalhoun 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Don't allow 3rd party sellers?

	▲	giarc 6 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I think that is key. I used to browse Best Buy's website for various electronics and it was typically pretty good. I knew that somewhere, a Best Buy product buyer was evaluating the products with at least a minimum set of expectations. Then they opened their marketplace to 3rd party sellers and it's the same low cost, low quality crap on every other site.
	▲	jonhohle 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		But then how could you skim off the top of other people’s work?

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geraldcombs 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It depends on the brand, but a lot of the stuff I buy is available directly from the manufacturer's site, usually via Shop Pay.