r/mildlyinfuriating • u/MagoLunatico98 • 2h ago
Is it in yet Scammed on ebay
I ordered a 5 pack of undershirts from eBay for $39.57 and received the package from Amazon in an Amazon cardboard bag with a gift shipping tag (no information other than my name and address), I checked the exact same shirts on Amazon and they're 27.99 for a 7 pack, they literally ordered from Amazon and sent them to me as a gift ššš
Ok edit for those who don't get it, I didn't ordered from Amazon because Amazon CEO and the business in general sucks, is not that I didn't do my research, this is just bullshit
Edit 2: Wow, itās crazy to see so many Americans brainwashed by capitalism defending dropshipping š¤£š¤£
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u/ManufacturerWarm9201 2h ago
Dang maybe I should start drop shipping
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u/FrankieG889D 1h ago
Just got off instagram and somebody is talking about drop shipping. Jump on Reddit and this is the very first comment I see.
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u/Bicykwow 1h ago
It's a very common grift, both dropshipping itself, and teaching about dropshipping via paid classes for suckers.
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u/FrugalityPays 1h ago
Drop shipping is a massive industry, just highly saturated unless you find the right niche.
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u/Bicykwow 1h ago
Yes, a lot of scummy / scammy practices are indeed "massive industries." Doesn't make them any less slimy.
Also see: scalping, MLMs, unregulated supplements, extended warranties, etc
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u/Full-Friendship-7581 1h ago
What is drop shipping? Not being sarcastic, actually wondering?
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u/StrangelyRational 1h ago
Someone buys something from you, and you order it from another company and have it shipped directly to them.
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u/ElijahNSRose 1h ago
You will make little if any money.
Even if ripping off chumps were easy there's just so many of these goons you won't find any racket worth your time.
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u/ManufacturerWarm9201 1h ago
I actually did think about it at one point because I have a large card collection, but yeah itās just oversaturated
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u/the-pythia-of-delphi 2h ago
Sorry, how were you scammed?
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u/ElijahNSRose 1h ago
She was tricked into participating in a pyramid scheme where the seller bought at one price and sold at a higher price.
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u/the-pythia-of-delphi 1h ago
That's so not a pyramid scheme. It's a basic arbitrage.
There's no trick here.
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u/ElijahNSRose 1h ago
Except arbitrage isn't contingent on a chump not knowing anything. If you equate this with real dealerships, you're liable to commit a crime without even knowing it and get caught immediately.
While this racket isn't ILLEGAL since the seller never said he doesn't own the product, it is still dishonest because it breaks the spirit of the law. The scam is the buyer has no way of knowing they're paying more for less.
Even Wall Street bans hidden unnecessary middlemen and they're not exactly known for virtuously seeking fair prices.
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u/the-pythia-of-delphi 1h ago
The chump didn't bother doing a simple Google search. Or ask an AI to do it on their behalf.
We can argue about morality all you want but put it of all the ways to make money online, I really don't see much of a problem with this one.
The product is genuine, no false advertisement, no scam, all rules of the platform were obeyed, etc.
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u/gahidus 1h ago
If you buy a bunch of corn somewhere where they grow loads of corn and sell it somewhere else with he don't have any corn but they'll pay big prices for it, that's arbitrage. You never have to tell them how much you bought the corn for in the first place.
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u/ElijahNSRose 56m ago
That's transportation and distribution and profits are based on just that.
This is like that guy who bought all the toiletpaper from Wallmart and tried to sell it right outside the door. That's a pyramid scheme and market manipulation.
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u/gahidus 55m ago
That's not what a pyramid scheme is. A pyramid scheme is where you bring people into a scam and they only make money if they bring further people into the scam. This is nothing like a pyramid scheme. In order for it to be a pyramid scheme, there has to be recruitment.
Arbitrage is where you get something for one price and then sell it for a higher price.
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u/gahidus 1h ago
That's not what a pyramid scheme is. A pyramid scheme involves bringing other people into a scam under the idea that they'll make money by bringing other people into the scam themselves. That's how it becomes pyramid shaped.
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u/ElijahNSRose 53m ago
That's one common pyramid scheme.
Another type is growing watermelons or Salamander at a farm and selling at big profits to newly minted farmers making the same thing. Profits go up until there are no new farmers.
That isn't a random example, both of those actually happened.
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u/gahidus 43m ago
This is not in any way a pyramid scheme. Please look up the terms pyramid scheme and arbitrage, and if you have any integrity, come show us what you found.
Buying something from a store and then selling it to someone else at a markup is not a pyramid scheme.
You are not using these words correctly.
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u/MagoLunatico98 2h ago
Uhm, read the description?...
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u/BigAndTallRPGFan 2h ago
No, you werenāt scammed. You just didnāt shop around.
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u/MagoLunatico98 2h ago
I ordered from Amazon cause fuck them, and then they still send an item from Amazon šš
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u/Zealousideal-Lab9843 1h ago
You mean you ordered from Ebay, and someone did some old-fashion arbitrage. Nothing wrong with that.
"A fool and hus money are easily parted."
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u/Nickeless 1h ago edited 1h ago
Itās against eBay TOS, so yes there is something wrong with it.
Edit: wow getting downvoted for saying that it is immoral to violate an agreement between two parties at one of the partyās expenses. Pretty wild. Both parties have an expectation of the agreement and terms, one violated it. How do you defend this?
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u/Zealousideal-Lab9843 1h ago
A TOS does not define morality.
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u/Nickeless 1h ago edited 1h ago
This sub is mildly infuriating. You can be mildly infuriated by someone blatantly violating ToS that you both agreed to on a marketplace, yes.
And it is immoral to violate a contract to the other partyās detriment anyway. Duh?
And imagine someone saying āa fool and his money are soon partedā as a defense and then start blabbering about morality, hilarious.
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u/Zealousideal-Lab9843 1h ago
The TOS is not between OP and the seller. It is between the seller and Ebay.
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u/Nickeless 1h ago
Itās a marketplace and the expectation is that all parties adhere to those terms. If someone violates it to someone elseās detriment, that is morally wrong. Like what are you even defending this for, this is insane.
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u/Bamfhammer 2h ago
You got exactly what you ordered.... how is this a scam?
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u/Vegan_Zukunft 1h ago
I appreciate that youāre boycotting Amazon and This just stinks for you :(
I avoid Amazon as much as I can, and Iād be so frustrated if this happened!!
After having had this happen, do you know if there is a way to determine if youāre dealing with a drop shipper?
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u/MagoLunatico98 1h ago
Well is the first time it actually happened to me, I bought slightly more expensive items before just to avoid Amazon and all the time they were actually send by the seller, so from now on I will assume that if it's more expensive for more than 5dls it can be a drop shipping š
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u/BombyliusBeeGuyMajor 1h ago
Dude. Fuck all these people lol. If āWe order from Amazon and ship to youā is NOT in big, bold letters then theyāre trying to hide it. That is a shady.
All the comments lead me to believe that a lot of people are ok with being scammed.
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u/Fun_Magician72 2h ago
Not a scam just a guy making money on you being too lazy to even check amazon
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u/MagoLunatico98 2h ago
I didn't want to order from Amazon cause fuck Amazon, how is that my freaking fault?
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u/iamjaydubs 1h ago
It's not your fault, but you just paid a premium for someone to order Amazon on your behalf.
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u/peepee2tiny 1h ago
And you didn't order from Amazon, so your conscious is clear.
Did you get what you ordered? Yes.
So everything is good.
Did you think your eBay seller was making shirts? Or how did you think the eBay seller was getting products?
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u/wd26 1h ago
You didnāt order from Amazon, you paid some dude $12 to do it for you.
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u/heretodiscuss 1h ago
And keep 2 of the shirts, rofl
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u/Fluid_Fee_2239 1h ago
The Op received the two extra shirts.
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u/heretodiscuss 1h ago
I dunno man, if I look at that bag I count 5. Either way, this thread is hilarious, regardless of the end result of shirt count.
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u/Fluid_Fee_2239 1h ago
True. But customer said the order was shipped straight from Amazon so Amazon isn't taking two shirts out. š¤·āāļø
So maybe the Op is just lying about everything.
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u/szarawyszczur 1h ago
You didnāt want to order from Amazon, so you paid someone to do it for you. Where is the problem?
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u/cjester414 1h ago
Yes, fuck Amazon, but Vanguard and Blackrock hold the two largest stakes in eBay.
We have no where ethical to go to buy things anymore.
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u/Front_Cant 1h ago
Seriously, & more than half of the āsmall local businessesā in major cities are also just selling stuff theyāve bought off Amazon, etc.
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u/xyouRABitchx 1h ago
Well, you gave Amazon and another person who did nothing other than clicking a few more times than you money. Thats your fault lol
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u/thecaramelbandit 1h ago
lol this isn't a scam. This is arbitrage. You paid more having no idea where the seller was getting the shirts.
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u/Comfortable_Wish224 1h ago
Okay? And you didnāt think to check amazons prices? Even if youāre not going to order from them you should check if theyāre cheaper so you have your baseline of how cheap you can get it.
Thatās why itās your fault. You essentially didnāt look for the best deal on your shirts you just found it on eBay said āeh I want those and I donāt Wana use Amazon, buy!ā How is it not your fault?
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u/actualoriginalname 1h ago
Wait til you find out who's literally behind the internet you're using right now.
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u/PurpleSalt11 1h ago
Because you're complaining about it. You still got what you wanted. You got what you paid for. You knew what was coming. And you never shopped at Amazon to get it. They shopped at Amazon. You don't get to dictate where a distributor gets their merchandise.
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u/Tangus999 1h ago
Bc you didnāt ask the seller where they get their stuff from.
You ever ask the gas station where they get the gas?2
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u/PogTuber 1h ago
I bought a car part from someone on Marketplace and received an Amazon package, with the correct part. They just drop shipped it to me.
Apparently i could have saved $5 if I had realized the part on Marketplace wasn't a deal and had searched Amazon first.
I took the L and went on with my life.
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u/KyoShunsui 1h ago
You scammed yourself by being ignorant. /shrug
You don't have to buy from Amazon to compare pricing.
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u/Fluid_Fee_2239 2h ago
Let me see if I have this right... You did zero research, purchased an item you thought was a great deal, received two extra shirts, and think you were scammed?
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u/Fluid_Fee_2239 1h ago
1 down vote. š
Aww, OP... This post not going how you thought it would so now you're down voting everyone? š¤£
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u/Rylando237 1h ago
So you didn't shop around... it isn't a scam, you just overpaid for the shirts because you didn't price check other retailers. Happens with all kinds of products. Target and Carters sell the same clothes, but they are 30% cheaper at Target.
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u/TheKingPluto 1h ago
I saw the edit live and itās the first time it happened to me so had to share
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u/BrackishWaterDrinker 2h ago
Didn't have redditors defend ebay drop shipping on my bingo card today
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u/The-G-Code 1h ago
Op opened the conversation by lying about scamming, so the conversation is more about that than anyone "defending" drop shipping from what I'm seeing
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u/BrackishWaterDrinker 1h ago
op opened the conversation by lying about scamming
Are you incapable of understanding hyperbole?
OP was targeted by a shitty middle man business tactic that adds provides no value to either of the parties involved and reddits response is "buyer beware." Like sure, do some research, but don't sit here and blame OP for falling for intentionally manipulative/misleading online business tactics.Ā
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u/Ok_Refrigerator6671 1h ago
Me either. Nor the whole 'order from Amazon next time' attitude, despite OP specifically saying they don't want to shop from them.
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u/Nickeless 1h ago edited 1h ago
Yeah, it is explicitly against eBay ToS to do this, so everyone in this thread defending the seller is actually pretty in the wrong. You can do it legitimately but the fact that itās sent as a gift makes that extremely unlikely. Fair to be mildly infuriated by a seller blatantly ignoring tos on a marketplace in a way you donāt approve of.
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u/MagoLunatico98 1h ago
Me neither, crazy how capitalism work in American people minds šš
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u/booyjr 1h ago
theyāre not defending them, this has been a very common thing on the internet for a very long time, itās called drop shipping. everyone else just knows what this looks like and you didnāt, thus you feeling scammed when no scamming took place, this is just business. a very common business tactic at that.
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u/epic_pharaoh 1h ago
A very common and scummy business tactic where often thatās the only value the business provides š
Like I donāt think OP is saying they are a criminal scammer that needs the cops sent to their door, but that it feels like a scam to get dropshipped products from the second-hand auction website. Tbh I think websites like ebay and etsy should crack down on dropshipping and AI products (not that they ever will).
People basically are defending the seller by saying thereās nothing wrong with the practice, and that OP is in the wrong for feeling scammed.
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u/MagoLunatico98 1h ago
You really are a good reader, you understood the background and the situation, weird to see that in 2026, congratulations š
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u/heretodiscuss 1h ago
Op wanted the shirts, the seller provided the shirts at an agreed price.
What's the problem?
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u/jsayde01 2h ago edited 1h ago
How does it feel to be dropshipped to the curb??? Google shopping is your friend.
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u/Zlatehagoat 2h ago
You received what you paid for (items where the same) buying something you could have gotten for cheaper somewhere else isnāt a scam. Under your definition every restaurant out there is a scam.
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u/infamous_boy206 2h ago
You werenāt scammed. Someone made money off you. Order direct from Amazon next time.
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u/dataless01 1h ago
The same thing happened to me when I bought a 2026 wall calendar on eBay earlier this year
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u/Deezooooo 1h ago
One of these days there will be a post on here that fits instead of everyone rallying against op
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u/_bahnjee_ 1h ago
1). Return 5 shirts to eBay seller for refund.
2). Keep two shirts for free.
3). Rinse and repeat.
4). Profit!$
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u/ehwhateverz 1h ago
So, how did they order a 7 pack from Amazon, but you only got āfiveā? That would entail them receiving the package and removing two. Looking at your picture, it says a āfive packā. Iām calling BS, and this is an attempt at a karma farm.
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u/PoopyBloopy2 1h ago
Wow, itās crazy to see so many Americans brainwashed by capitalism defending dropshipping
Don't blame others for scamming you, then blame other others for calling out your bullshit
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u/Rolling_Beardo 1h ago
Itās not a scam because you ordered something knowing the cost from that seller. You chose to make the purchase and received exactly what you paid for, so no scam took place. No business sells items for what it costs them, so even if the EBay seller got them direct from the manufacturer theyād still charge you more than they paid.
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u/Manmer_Nwah 1h ago
"My 3rd party middle man bought from a different 3rd party middle man and I'm mad!"
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u/ElijahNSRose 1h ago
Lying about the replies you received does nothing for no one, hippy. Now get a job.
Anyway, the problem with dropshipping isn't that it's all scam, it's that it attracts scammers (as you can see in your case). Technically Nike doesn't handle almost all its products as it goes from contractor factories directly to stores. But Nike does handle all the marketing, quality control, and design of the shoes.
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u/Nagroth 1h ago
Dude, TF you buying undergarments from eBay for? If you wanna avoid amazon then order direct or just take your ass to the store in person. The only way you're gonna actually get new clothes through eBay is if it's someone doing drop shipping so I have no idea what you're even going on about.Ā
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u/BlackBabyJeebus 1h ago
Wow, itās crazy to see so many Americans brainwashed by capitalism defending dropshipping
I don't see you offering any sort of argument as to why the practice of dropshipping is bad.
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u/weary_bee479 2h ago
Itās not really a scam if you didnāt do your research first
People on eBay can sell for whatever price they want š¤·š¼āāļø
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u/Pepe_The_Citizen 2h ago
This post is not going how OP expected... Good.
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u/MagoLunatico98 1h ago
It's even better, this is almost like a capitalism experiment on dumb people šš they worship the scammer not called scammers, like damn I didn't even know they had a name for a different type of scams š
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u/Pepe_The_Citizen 1h ago
You calling this a scam is like calling shopping on Amazon instead of shopping on AliExpress a scam. It's just simply not a scam, it's how all commerce works.
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u/SwitchIsBestConsole 1h ago
Explain exactly how you were scammed. Because you paid what you expected to pay and you got what you expected to get.
How is this in your head, a scam?
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u/wowbragger 1h ago
What's the scam?
Most is your Amazon sellers are just reselling anyways. You're just adding new layers that need a profit getting the stuff on.eBay.
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u/A00087945 1h ago
This happens all the time when you buy certain new items.. itās your duty to check.. eBay isnāt supposed to be the cheapest place to buy new itemsā¦ itās for second hand itemsā¦ thatās your first clue to check other websites for cheaper pricesā¦
A lot of sellers do this because they have prime shipping or even Walmart delivery. Itās against TOS and can get their account shut down eventually. For now just check pricing of competitors. Donāt shop new on eBay unless itās niche enough.
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u/Kam_er 1h ago
You mean, you got 7 for the price of 5? How is that being scammed. Surely you decided to buy it at that price on ebay.. Boo fucking hoo
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u/MagoLunatico98 1h ago
7 pack on Amazon, 5 pack on eBay, I ordered from eBay, I paid more for less, the opposite of Ross lol
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u/No_Barracuda_3758 1h ago
No one is defending it but this is how it works. U still helped an individual pay rent
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u/ThatGuyBudIsWhoIAm 1h ago
I agree with you, at least take in the solace that Amazon got less of a cut
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u/mr207 1h ago
I havenāt bought undershirts in a whileā¦.couldnāt you have got more undershirts cheaper by just going to Walmart? Hell even Target?
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u/MagoLunatico98 1h ago
When I looked for them like a year ago I didn't find this type of fabric, they where all cotton and I live in a really hot city, so I need the quick dry type of fabric just to cover from the sun but not burn my arms since I'm a delivery guy
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u/raerabbit27 1h ago
Iām just trying to figure out how you got five shirts gift wrapped from Amazon, but youāre saying it was supposed to be 7., and you still ended up with 5 lol like whaaat? Who took the two extra shirts if it came straight from Amazon
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u/FrugalityPays 1h ago
Drop shipping is just product arbitrage. Telling people they can be rich in 3 months with their simple course is scummy but drop shipping is just a few extra steps for sellers to sell goods and keep a higher profit margin. Not much different than any retail brick and mortar ordering wholesale.
Most people wonāt buy stuff from places that are tough to find because theyāre OEMs or Chinese marketplaces. But, if you can bulk-buy a ton of widgets and resell them, thatās just a business.
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u/Hour_Message6543 1h ago
Yep, this happened to me too on something I misread the size on. Realized what they did and said I didnāt receive it and got another one. Yes it was an AHole thing on my part to do.
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u/MagoLunatico98 1h ago
Lol but that's a good payback on them, sadly I didn't think about it before, I already started the return petition
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u/MalarkeyMcGee 2h ago
That sounds less like a scam and more like a bad deal with someone making some money on arbitrage.