Amazon

Advantages: well designed site, quite easy to navigate, good for books /dvds mainly for me
Disadvantages: not good for all products-shop around as always for what you want

...The Amazon website and brand was founded in 1994 and was launched online in 1995. It started off initially as an online book shop providing an alternative to traditional offline bookshops. Since then the website has diversified to include a wide range of products including Dvd's,computer games,toys, Cd's.Mp3's, electronics etc. It is currently America's largest online retailer. It has some separate sites for individual countries such as the Uk , Canada, France and Germany amongts others. The Amazon website is quite well designed and easy to navigate with tabs and links on the side showing the different departments and product categories. You can also search for a specific product if you want to.You can choose to buy from amazon themselves or there are other marketplace options with sellers who are registered on amazon who may...

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Amazon Marketplace

Advantages: A great place to sell goods
Disadvantages: Disadvantages?!

...I'm sure many of you out there have spent a fair bit of your internet time browsing somewhere such as eBay for unnecessary products to spend your hard earned cash on. Well, here's an alternative that in my view at least, is better than eBay... I'm sure you're all aware of the concept of Amazon.co.uk and the service it provides, allowing you to buy any kind of electrical goods/DVD/CD amongst the greater selection of goods it now sells. But you can also sell things on Amazon, and buy material from third-parties rather than just through Amazon...that's where it's Marketplace comes in. When clicking on a product, take a DVD for example, you will be given the price, but also an option to buy "Used & New", which will take you to third party sellers which are not associated with Amazon, just merely members of the site. Anyone can sell...

carl.mcqueen 23.08.2009 · Read review
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Amazin' Amazon

Advantages: Great price comparison; prodcuct reviews, easy to use; cheap deals
Disadvantages: None for me

...I do all my online shopping from Amazon, mainly because it's cheap, affordable and comparable. Amazon is basically an online 'catalogue' website of all different stuff to purchase, either brand new from Amazon and alternative sellers or 'used'. ****** Registering with Amazon *********** What I love about Amazon is that it remembers my previous orders or stuff that I've recently looked at. When you register (which is really simple) you can save all your bank details and postal address so you don't have to type it in again with every purchase you make. I have selected for the website to 'remember' me, so when I log on, it says 'Welcome back Alaycia' at the top of the screen. However, for security reasons, when making a purchase, I still have to -re log in with my password, which is very good if someone uses my computer and enters...

LaceyR26 02.09.2009 · Read review
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  Amazon profits!

Advantages: Huge market, guaranteed payment, make some money from your attic
Disadvantages: Very high fees

...I?m sure we have all heard of Amazon, one of the best known on-line businesses in the world, but what is Amazon Marketplace, and why should we use it? Basically, Amazon Marketplace is an integrated part of the Amazon site, which sells new and secondhand goods through third parties. These third parties can be companies or just ?normal? sellers like me and you. Amazon Marketplace, actually sells the same goods as Amazon, and often at lower prices, but Amazon make their money from these sales by charging high fees. ?? Buying ?? When you browse around Amazon, you can be looking in the Marketplace without even realising it. When you click on an item, e.g. a book, the Amazon listing will be displayed first, but there will also be a link saying ?10 Used & New? (or whatever number is relevant). By clicking on this link you are entering...

offy 13.06.2004 (26.07.2004) · Read review
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amazon

Advantages: easy to use,good christmas promotion.
Disadvantages: none

...Amazon.co.uk is the best on-line store, because they have a huge list of music, videos, dvd, books etc.. for you to chosse from. They portal easy to use and easy to navigate around. You can use all major credit and debit cards to pay for goods. If you are shopping for christmas amazon will wrap the present for you and deliver it to any address in the uk. So you can buy all your christmas and amazon will wrap and deliver for you. If you can't find a product you can serach for it using there great easy to use search engien....

hasher 01.12.2000 · Read review
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Amazon

Advantages: Quick, easy to use and you can sell stuff as well
Disadvantages: Charge for all deliveries under £15

...Easy to use website, selling pretty much anything I need or want at very competitve prices. They offer a variety of delivery options and in general are very quick. Have only had a few problems with them, which have been sorted out relatively quickly. They are quick to respond to any queries and are always helpful. What makes Amazon even better is that I can also sell old games, cds, DVD's and the like that I no longer need and make a bit of extra money at the same time. The only to remember is that you have to pay them a small fee for all items sold however you dont have to pay for listing items or if an item fails to sell. Would recommend to anyone both for purchases and for selling old / unwanted items....

riosjr1 11.06.2007 (14.06.2007) · Read review
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Amazon - Shopping Heaven

Advantages: Easy to use, cheap, good support, fast delivery
Disadvantages: None

...Amazon is the greatest shopping website available today - they have low prices on all of their items, many special offers and a huge range of items from electronics to toys and spark plugs to CDs. ---------- Stock - Amazon stocks a large range of different goods with their main sections being books, music, DVDs, games, electronics, computers, home & garden, toys, children, home, clothes tools and far more. The majority of items for sale on Amazon are stocked by and sold by Amazon themselves, however certain selected items and items where Amazon has no stock are sold by third parties through Amazon. However, this is completely safe and the order process is exactly the same - your order and pay through Amazon. One flaw is that when you search for certain items and sort by, say price, you may find lots of "junk items" that are not...

calumneilson 07.06.2009 · Read review
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Amazon sets the Benchmark

Advantages: Good selection of titles, safe and simple for internet newbies, normally arrive on time and well packaged
Disadvantages: Pricier than most rivals

...I was thinking the other day of the several online music shops I’ve ordered from and, given that I just received a parcel from Amazon, thought it might be an idea to give my opinion of Amazon themselves, as a benchmark by which to compare other companies. Now, everyone’s heard of Amazon; amazon.co.uk remains the market leader as it’s been around since 1998 I believe, and built up awareness through extensive advertising campaigns in its early days. Now it remains a trusted big name supplier, and I’m sure while there are many other online shops out there, many people’s first experiences of online shopping came with Amazon (even my parents can shop here!) Now, I’m writing about Amazon principally as a music retailer, as that’s what I’ve dealt with mostly. In fact, it began as an online...

a-true-ben 13.12.2001 (14.12.2001) · Read review
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Amazing Amazon!

Advantages: Great range of goods, cheap
Disadvantages: Slow free delivery

...I have used Amazon to purchase various itme ranging from dvd's and cd's through to books and even my surround sound system! There is a huge variety of items for sale but it is worth pointing out that not al the items are sold directly by Amazon. Some items are sold by the general public and private sellers but this is clearly marked for you and each private seller has feedback ratings. **What do they sell?** The items sold on Amazon are split into the following departments: *Books *Music, DVD's and Games *Electronics *Computing and Office *Home and Garden *Toys, Children and Baby *Jewellry and Watches *Clothes and Shoes *Sports and Leisure *Health and Beauty *DIY and Tools They have a useful search bar if you are looking for a particular item and can shop by department or the whole site. **Ease of use** Amazon...

withers1979 28.11.2008 · Read review
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Amazing Amazon

Advantages: good service, can find bargains
Disadvantages: always bear in mind you have to pay postage and packaging

...Yep, it's yet another review on amazon.co.uk, but don't worry, I'll try not to bore you too much with it! I've used amazon quite a few times now, and it's always the first place I look for any school books I need to buy! On amazon, the books are often cheaper than in normal shops as they often have special offers, such as 20% off, or 3 paperbacks for the price of two. The first time I used this site was probably when I pre-ordered Harry Potter book 5. I had heard lots of good press about amazon, and this proved it right! My package arrived the day the book was released and it was incredibly well wrapped, no chance of damage on the way! I also payed a reasonable price even though I was pre-ordering it. Overall, I was very pleased with the service. I really would recommend it for pre-ordering as it is so easy to do with almost...

Alican 17.09.2004 (24.01.2005) · Read review
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