Internal emails revealed in court and interviews with ex-employees describe how Amazon’s practices drove up prices for competitors like Walmart and Target. Amazon denies price-fixing claims and says it works to lower costs for consumers
For me there are some items that are amazing deals, and other times its at par with local store pricing and sometimes they know you will be reordering and pricing spikes.
For example.
I had an old obscure printer, so ink was $8 to clear stock, but once I ordered one the next time they wanted $40 because the algorithm knows they have a buyer. So I’d skip a print cycle with them and order local, and in a few months the ink price would drop below $20, but when I’d order again it would shoot back up to $35.
For a Honda Fit the Starter Motor at the dealer was $1000 (while civic was $400) for the Mitsubishi one. Rock Auto had it around $600. Amazon had one for $160. I figured a cheap knockoff, like most cheap brands. But it arrived looking just like OEM with all the proper machining, and not just a rough casting. Worked amazing.
So you really have to be price aware when using it.
For me there are some items that are amazing deals, and other times its at par with local store pricing and sometimes they know you will be reordering and pricing spikes.
For example. I had an old obscure printer, so ink was $8 to clear stock, but once I ordered one the next time they wanted $40 because the algorithm knows they have a buyer. So I’d skip a print cycle with them and order local, and in a few months the ink price would drop below $20, but when I’d order again it would shoot back up to $35.
For a Honda Fit the Starter Motor at the dealer was $1000 (while civic was $400) for the Mitsubishi one. Rock Auto had it around $600. Amazon had one for $160. I figured a cheap knockoff, like most cheap brands. But it arrived looking just like OEM with all the proper machining, and not just a rough casting. Worked amazing.
So you really have to be price aware when using it.
i see that to, especially around special days they would do deals.