# Buying from the third-party sellers on Amazon because it's cheaper

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 8, 2010, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-from-the-third-party-sellers-on-amazon-because-its-cheaper/563382 "2010-12-08T06:18:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-from-the-third-party-sellers-on-amazon-because-its-cheaper/563382/21 "2010-12-09T05:39:15Z")

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I’ve bought a bunch of CDs, cassette tapes and LPs from third party sellers on Amazon. The only problem I had was when one of their bigger sellers sent me the wrong CD - the price was refunded promptly. Shipping costs/speed have been fine.

In my experience the savings virtually always make up for the free shipping when dealing directly with Amazon. Usually you save considerably.

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**Author:** ![Double\_Foolscap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@Double\_Foolscap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Double_Foolscap)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-from-the-third-party-sellers-on-amazon-because-its-cheaper/563382/22 "2010-12-09T11:51:37Z")

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My friend has bought plenty of stuff from third-party sellers, and there haven’t been any issues.

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