When we want to buy something, the first store we usually look at is Amazon. In it we can find almost anything we want or need. And, in addition, almost always at a very competitive price and, if we are Prime, with free shipping. However, all that glitters is not always gold, and depending on what we are looking for, we may be paying more, much more, than if we bought it in other stores.
When we buy something on Amazon we must know how to differentiate between two types of sellers. The first of these is when it is sold and shipped by Amazon directly. In this case we have no problems, since it is a product managed by the store itself, it is in charge of sending it and is responsible, for example, for any problems that we may have. This is, without a doubt, the purchase that we should always look for.
On the other hand, Amazon can also sell all kinds of third-party vendors. These can be small freelancers who want to make a living in this online store, other stores, and even large distributors who want to give themselves visibility in this store. Given this point we have two options, either that the products are sold and sent by the person, or that the person sells them, but Amazon sends them (since it can act as a warehouse so that users can enjoy the windows of being Prime).
Things sold by other sellers don’t follow the same rules as products sold by Amazon. In general, we do not have Prime advantages, we will have problems with returns and, also, since everyone can put the price they want on the product, we are generally going to pay much more than in other stores. Especially with Chinese products.
AliExpress is often cheaper than Amazon
Generally, when we go to buy on Amazon from a third-party seller, when it comes to Chinese products, they are sent directly from China, which translates into very long waiting times (likewise, more than a month) as if we bought it anywhere. another chinese store In addition, the intermediary always makes them much more expensive than if we bought them in this other store. Let’s see an example.
Here we have two RGB LED table lights, very similar (if not the same) on both Amazon and AliExpress. As we can see, in the Chinese store it is much cheaper than if we buy it on Amazon. But, in this example, we may be interested in paying the extra price in exchange for having it at home earlier, if you’re in a hurry. Therefore, let’s see another clearer one, that of this JBL GO 2 speaker.
Exactly the same model, with similar shipping (in fact, the delivery date is earlier in AliExpress than in Amazon) and in Amazon it costs more than half that in the rival store.
And so we can find all the examples we want. Therefore, whenever a product is not sold and shipped directly by Amazon, we must pay close attention and look for it in other stores, such as AliExpress or GearBest, to see if we can find it cheaper.
Surely, in 90% of the cases, yes.
