So I stumbled on a $1 lawn mower and posted it as a deal, then realised it could be a scam.
Now the Bosch High Pressure Washer Cleaneris also for $1 plus $149 for delivery listed by another seller, If this is a scam how is Amazon allowing it?
Amazon charge a % for referral fees, presumably it's to get around those.
So if you buy it via Ozbargain, Ozbargain would get royally screwed on what they normally get. Which feels like bad mojo.
It’s just gaming the system. Low piece to appear closer to the top in the listings.
Amazon don’t care, they just want their cut from the sale. More sales, more profit.
Yep Amazon don’t care
It's a pity there's no trick to getting free delivery with a discount code as well.
They’d likely cancel the order due to some sort of error
If you suffer from Bezos being too honest, there is always Aliexpress as a refuge. At the end nothing will beat the Wish site!
Only buy things Ships from Amazon AU
Scammers are getting more greedy recently.
A few months ago I noticed the default item was being sold at normal price by a seller with the name "Amzon AU". I noticed it was suspicious but I also think some people could fall for it.
Then I think there was a recent post on this, but sellers found away to use a symbol that looks like the letter "o", so it would show as "Sold by Amazon AU" but it was a scam. Prices were normal too.
Amazon don't vet every marketplace seller and every product listed one by one.
MagazineCorobo just launched with no feedback yet so it's either a scam or their roundabout way to not pay fees on product sold. This used to be an eBay trick decade ago where everything was 0.99 and actual cost was in delivery till they capped delivery charges.
Could also just be banking on people clicking quickly thinking they got a deal and not realising the delivery charge in place.
General rule is avoid third party sellers on all marketplaces.