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I am not sure whether this is the right place to ask, but I wonder how it is possible that products are sold on ebay via auctions for oftentimes half the price that they cost e.g. on Amazon?










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  • Maybe next time, provide more specifics with the question. Also select the answer that you accept as solving your issue so that others see it is answered.
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Maybe next time, provide more specifics with the question. Also select the answer that you accept as solving your issue so that others see it is answered.
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Look carefully at shipping charges. When I've seen "prices" that were much lower than comparable products they've often been accompanied by sky-high shipping prices; a $20 item with a shipping cost of $80 adds up to the same $100 as a $90 item with a shipping cost of $10.






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    Without providing a specific example, I can only give a generalised answer with some possible reasons:



    While Ebay does have buy-it-now products, predominantly it is an auction with lower starting prices, and therefore items may often not reach the sale price or RRP. Ebay includes second-hand items, and people forward-selling unwanted brand new items that they have recently been given or purchased. Also, Ebay may have more competition in various industries especially electronics, and attracts OEM manufacturers.



    Amazon sells brand new items, and attracts more brand names and authorised resellers of brand names. Also Amazon is a more onerous and lengthy process to be accepted, can be difficult for OEM products, and this is a barrier to some lower priced sellers.






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      Look carefully at shipping charges. When I've seen "prices" that were much lower than comparable products they've often been accompanied by sky-high shipping prices; a $20 item with a shipping cost of $80 adds up to the same $100 as a $90 item with a shipping cost of $10.






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        Look carefully at shipping charges. When I've seen "prices" that were much lower than comparable products they've often been accompanied by sky-high shipping prices; a $20 item with a shipping cost of $80 adds up to the same $100 as a $90 item with a shipping cost of $10.






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          Look carefully at shipping charges. When I've seen "prices" that were much lower than comparable products they've often been accompanied by sky-high shipping prices; a $20 item with a shipping cost of $80 adds up to the same $100 as a $90 item with a shipping cost of $10.






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          Look carefully at shipping charges. When I've seen "prices" that were much lower than comparable products they've often been accompanied by sky-high shipping prices; a $20 item with a shipping cost of $80 adds up to the same $100 as a $90 item with a shipping cost of $10.







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              Without providing a specific example, I can only give a generalised answer with some possible reasons:



              While Ebay does have buy-it-now products, predominantly it is an auction with lower starting prices, and therefore items may often not reach the sale price or RRP. Ebay includes second-hand items, and people forward-selling unwanted brand new items that they have recently been given or purchased. Also, Ebay may have more competition in various industries especially electronics, and attracts OEM manufacturers.



              Amazon sells brand new items, and attracts more brand names and authorised resellers of brand names. Also Amazon is a more onerous and lengthy process to be accepted, can be difficult for OEM products, and this is a barrier to some lower priced sellers.






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                Without providing a specific example, I can only give a generalised answer with some possible reasons:



                While Ebay does have buy-it-now products, predominantly it is an auction with lower starting prices, and therefore items may often not reach the sale price or RRP. Ebay includes second-hand items, and people forward-selling unwanted brand new items that they have recently been given or purchased. Also, Ebay may have more competition in various industries especially electronics, and attracts OEM manufacturers.



                Amazon sells brand new items, and attracts more brand names and authorised resellers of brand names. Also Amazon is a more onerous and lengthy process to be accepted, can be difficult for OEM products, and this is a barrier to some lower priced sellers.






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                  Without providing a specific example, I can only give a generalised answer with some possible reasons:



                  While Ebay does have buy-it-now products, predominantly it is an auction with lower starting prices, and therefore items may often not reach the sale price or RRP. Ebay includes second-hand items, and people forward-selling unwanted brand new items that they have recently been given or purchased. Also, Ebay may have more competition in various industries especially electronics, and attracts OEM manufacturers.



                  Amazon sells brand new items, and attracts more brand names and authorised resellers of brand names. Also Amazon is a more onerous and lengthy process to be accepted, can be difficult for OEM products, and this is a barrier to some lower priced sellers.






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                  Without providing a specific example, I can only give a generalised answer with some possible reasons:



                  While Ebay does have buy-it-now products, predominantly it is an auction with lower starting prices, and therefore items may often not reach the sale price or RRP. Ebay includes second-hand items, and people forward-selling unwanted brand new items that they have recently been given or purchased. Also, Ebay may have more competition in various industries especially electronics, and attracts OEM manufacturers.



                  Amazon sells brand new items, and attracts more brand names and authorised resellers of brand names. Also Amazon is a more onerous and lengthy process to be accepted, can be difficult for OEM products, and this is a barrier to some lower priced sellers.







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