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[–] FolknForage@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Amazon has been my last purchasing option for many years now - brick & mortar, CL/FB market used, eBay and then Amazon if all fails and I really need the thing.

Edit - the added benefit of this approach is that friction introduced in the process allows me a cool down period to evaluate whether something is truly needed. Reducing the friction is precisely part of Amazon’s business strategy, and why they had a patent on 1-click shopping until a few yrs ago.

[–] Slax@sh.itjust.works 1 points 17 hours ago

An alternative to eBay and PayPal is needed! Thiel is up there too with Musk and Bozo.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago

Even if something you actually need is only on Bezos' website, I've had some luck contacting a seller directly and arranging a sale that way.