In the same vein as the "EBay madness" thread, I just came across this listing (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pacer-Technology-Zap-Plasti-Zap-Adhesives/dp/B00SXJJ2UY/ref=sr_1_3?s=kids&ie=UTF8&qid=1540234414&sr=1-3&keywords=plastizap)by a certain South American river. 1/3 oz of Plastizap for £11-65.
Price on modelfixings (http://www.modelfixings.co.uk/adhesives.htm)? £3-75.
For the avoidance of doubt, I have no connection with Modelfixings except as a satisfied customer.. And to be fair, elsewhere in the River, somebody is selling it for £2-98, and someone for £14-22. But Amazon's own offering is over three times the going rate! Jeepers.
Crazy prices for sure and definitely shows why Jeff Bezos (Amazon Founder) is the No.1 wealthiest man on the planet with a worth estimated as £100 Billion as of 2018!! :o
It also shows as you have done that it pays to shop around to find the best price for the same item.
Hope you are well and kind regards 👍
Simple answer, don't use Amazon. I wouldn't ever use them, talk to somebody who works in one of their warehouses. I have never believed the myth that they are always cheapest. Like a lot of modellers my nearest model shops are all some distant away, but I do try and use them as much as possible. Buying some stuff on line now is almost unavoidable sadly.
Quote from: middlefour on October 23, 2018, 10:26:32 AM
Simple answer, don't use Amazon. I wouldn't ever use them, talk to somebody who works in one of their warehouses. I have never believed the myth that they are always cheapest. Like a lot of modellers my nearest model shops are all some distant away, but I do try and use them as much as possible. Buying some stuff on line now is almost unavoidable sadly.
Hi
However in some instances they are the cheapest. I bought some lathe tooling from them for my Proxxon PD250E. It was around £15 cheaper from Amazon than my normal tooling suppliers and this was branded product.
You just have to keep an eye on things. My son wanted the new Lego X Wing and a couple of weeks ago it was on offer at Amazon for £54 instead of £90 elsewhere.
Cheers
Paul
I don't think there's a myth that they're always cheapest, I don't think anyone's sufficiently naive to believe that one retailer will always be the cheapest. I've certainly never heard that.
I use them primarily because of prime. I know I can order things and they'll be there next day with no delivery charge. I'll pay a small premium for that for sure. The item in the OP is weird, can't explain that.