Shopping on Amazon has gotten to the point where I actively try to avoid any 3rd party sellers now. I've had enough unexpected surprises when buying from 3rd parties that I'm fed up with it. I see Amazon's new restrictions on 3rd party selling as being a good thing, although it seems the change is first affecting manufacturers who sell on the Amazon platform who are probably the least bad of the 3rd party sellers.
Overall, I see Amazon wanting to own more of the customer interaction as being a good thing for me as a customer. Buying and returning items from Amazon itself (not using 3rd party sellers) is a very good shopping experience for me and always has been.
Overall, I see Amazon wanting to own more of the customer interaction as being a good thing for me as a customer. Buying and returning items from Amazon itself (not using 3rd party sellers) is a very good shopping experience for me and always has been.