Amazon Marketplace

The idea is a great one, but so far, I've had two unsuccessful experiences with purchasing from amazon's marketplace sellers. In both situations, Amazon guarantees the purchase, so I have been refunded. However, amazon won't refund you (even though the failure of the purchase was due to the seller) for 2 to 3 weeks. This is strange, since the charge is made right away. I find this suspicious. Also, watch out when making purchases from "newly launched" sellers...

I'd stay away from Amazon Market Place. I have gotten too many notes from Sellers apologizing for advertising products that are sold out. Of course I get the note after they have money.

I'm very happy with Amazon. Shipping is fast - I received my monitors in only a few days. Return policy is generous - 30 days no hassle - I had no trouble returning one item. Prices are good. Overall, a very good experience with electronics
(and other items purchased.) I buy mostly from Amazon when I can.

A WORD OF WARNING!! DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE IF YOU ARE A FREQUENT PURCHASER.

I am a longstanding frequent customer of Amazon purchasing new and secondhand books from its inception in the UK and during the last 5 years I have placed roughly 900 orders for books and other items. Many of the books were through Amazon Marketplace i.e. out of print items. I placed these orders on the basis that Amazon act as guarantor and will refund my money if the goods do not arrive and,overall,have made a total of FIVE claims for books which have never arrived. I would emphasise I have only made a claim after querying the non-delivery with the seller and receiving no response. I am now advised by Amazon I can make no further claims in my lifetime.

I accept that amazon must protect itself against fraud by buyers but a limit of five claims in a lifetime for frequent purchasers is simply not reasonable. If Amazon allows sellers to offer books via their site then equally they should guarantee refunds for non-delivery on a more proportionate basis.

Item was advertises at a sale price and ordered, but tracking showed it in UTAH for an entire week, I did not receive the item, but back at Amazon the item price increased by 33%. They told me the item was probable lost in transit.
Two weeks earlier an item was ordered as a Christmas gift for a child, the order was held up for a week (mid-December) before I was told it would not ship until February.
I will never buy from Amazon again. Buy.com seem to deliver what you order, at the price you see online, within the time frame promised.

We tried to order a DVD player that they said was in stock, and the ship time was 1 to 2 weeks. Well after 2 weeks they notified us that it would not be available for possible another 2 weeks!!! And it's still listed as IN STOCK on their website. Also as far as Books go if you are looking for the best sellers list yes they have that. If you are looking for some older books, Nope not a chance. Other sites have them. What gives???

Fast delivery. Very satisfied. Product came packaged very well. Bought a reconditioned item. Was kind of leary at first, but now we're sold on reconditioned. Saved a lot of money. Very convenient. Didn't have to run around looking for our products. We now do a lot of shopping at Amazon Marketplace.

Amazon has been quite good to me over the last two years ,It has provided me with competitive prices and great postage costs considering it gets posted half way around the globe.
I would recommend them to anyone who likes dealing with creditable staff and reasonably priced products.Usually find value for money.
I would like that some of the gifts were for Australians as well, but oh well.Hopefully they'll see this and change that.

Then agian i was always told i was a dreamer.
But great site ,good prices.

Amazon's marketplace combines the easy interface and payment options of it's normal website with the cheap and large product selection of eBay. In many respects, Amazon's marketplace is a very reliable place to shop. Payment is handled by Amazon which makes the safety of your cash a little more safe. However, I would definitely advise against buying from low rating sellers. Low rating sellers are often slow at shipping and skip out on important details to ensure the safety and condition of your package. Don't fret though, Amazon's sellers include many trustworthy, highly rated seller -- a glaring contrast to eBay's scam pool.

The selection at Amazons marketplace is the other high point. Practically every item and definitely every cd and book in there inventory sells for dirt cheap used and are mostly in great condition. I definitely recommend Amazon.com's marketplace shop to anyone and everyone, frugalites and the well-endowed alike.

I buy and sell through Amazon Marketplace and I love the prices. Sometimes a book will be delayed in shipping or sometimes order accuracy is not so accurate, but that it to be expected. No biggie. I typically have a pleasant shopping experience.

If you are one of those people who don't excuse a little error here and there, you would be better off paying full price. But if you have a little patience and see that little errors are worth the money you save.. then Marketplace is definately worth a try.

Overall I am quite happy with Amazon Marketplace and I will continue to keep shopping and selling there.

I love Amazon.com. I have both ordered and sold from there.There delivery speed is very good.They were very accurate. The customer service is outstanding. They always email me back immediately.This is definately a great website to both order from and to sell from.

I love Amazon. The digital locker feature is great!
My orders have always shipped quickly.
A wide range of products are available.

Very crappy customer service and it's been almost fourteen weeks now since they promised me a 3 day maximum delivery on a $90 video game. Not a phone call or letter from them either.

I ordered a Seattle Seahawks rug for my son is Sept. Finally showed up in October, opened it, it sez New York Jets. The order went thru Coast to Coast Hardware-Home and Beyond. There was no contact or return information in the package, only the wrong rug. I emailed both Coast to Coast and Amazon 8 times, with no response. Hunted thru the website to find a phone number, waited on hold forever, the guy sez why did I wait so long to make contact!!! Didnt you listen to what I have been saying!! Ok he will send a return slip and info. It never arrived. He lied to me. Amazon has done nothing to help. Never use the Marketplace Online Store. I paid outrageous shipping, because it never showed when I placed the order, only when I was charged. So 6 months later I still have an expensive wrong item.