In any way you know of. I find people here are more aware of politics and ethics behind big companies and this is what prompted my question but I’m also curious about any other differences.
I’m in Australia and I’ve only used Ebay and AliExpress so far. I find AliExpress has more variety and somewhat cheaper prices but I don’t know why or anything else.
When I first heard about Temu it was always in relation to dodgy products and sex toys so I didn’t pay much attention to it, however lately I keep hearing about people buying regular stuff without issues. Never tried it myself though.
That’s nasty, about what sort of amount did they steal and how? Are we talking hundreds or thousands? I’ve always been a buyer, never a seller so I’ve no idea how things work on your end.
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In a nutshell, eBay isn’t viable as a business. All fees including shipping and taxes, with a perfect account standing still amounted to 40% margin across that whole timespan. No one can acquire product through legitimate distribution channels and afford commercial space and employee wages (even your own), and have enough margin to sustain a business for any length of time. eBay is only useful for liquidation of goods and for situations where exchange rates can be exploited like with China for the last 20+ years. It takes 3 months+ to close the books on any given item. They do not want you to know the total overhead you are paying to sell items.
With AliEx is was only around $50 and something like 3 orders. The amount is irrelevant to me. I spent several thousand dollars on there in total. Theft is all the same to me. That is a measure of true ethics. If I let it happen, it will happen again, and it will be entirely my fault for allowing it and doing nothing. I have ethical boundaries that life has taught me never to budge on. I operate under these same principals when I interact with others. I learned the hard way when I was a kid.