Onbuy - Future British Alternative to Amazon?

Dorset Bob · 8th January 2021, 22:51

I had never heard of them.

Needed to buy a new Russel Hobbs kettle (life in the fast lane

)
The boss found this lot

https://www.onbuy.com/gb/

Amazon price £39.99, from here £30.99.

It could be worth a look if you want to buy something more interesting.

Anyone fancy a cuppa?

Lancpudn · 9th January 2021, 07:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dorset Bob

I had never heard of them.

Needed to buy a new Russel Hobbs kettle (life in the fast lane

)
The boss found this lot

https://www.onbuy.com/gb/

Amazon price £39.99, from here £30.99.

It could be worth a look if you want to buy something more interesting.

Anyone fancy a cuppa?

Milk no sugar

I'll have a gander through there later, I need to upgrade my mobile phone as the banking app says mines not compatible with that NFC malarkey

SCP440 · 9th January 2021, 09:00

Prices seem good, I suppose it depends on how quick the free delivery is. As much as I hate Amazon the guaranteed next day delivery if needed can be useful.

I will have a browse tonight and give it a test as I need a few bits.

ceedy · 9th January 2021, 10:25

seem to be quite lot of 2nd hand car parts on there?, breakers ?

so maybe more a bit like ebay, and not really cheapo ?

but will have another look later

Steamdrivenandy · 9th January 2021, 11:05

There are and have been lots of similar portals where they make their money charging businesses for space on their sites. Of course Amazon springs to mind, though they are also a retailer in their own right. I've always thought that there must be a conflict of interests at Amazon where the portal is competing with other merchants who advertise on their site and sell the same product. IIRC from when I worked in the card payment business, at least one of the big card schemes had a programme to provide an online portal for retailers to use. As that was 25 years ago, it presumably came to nothing.

MissMoppet · 9th January 2021, 13:17

I'll use Amazon when:
1 They pay proper taxes
2 They pay their staff a decent wage
3 Johnson slaps on a punitive Windfall Tax as they did on the oil companies a few years ago.

PS I wrote a book on Marketing 20 odd years ago and on the day of launch they discounted by 50+% rendering my commission derisory and almost every bookseller unwilling to stock it.

Dave

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Steamdrivenandy Avid contributor Thinking on Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Madeley, Staffs Posts: 188 Thanks: 31 Thanked 37 Times in 25 Posts	There are and have been lots of similar portals where they make their money charging businesses for space on their sites. Of course Amazon springs to mind, though they are also a retailer in their own right. I've always thought that there must be a conflict of interests at Amazon where the portal is competing with other merchants who advertise on their site and sell the same product. IIRC from when I worked in the card payment business, at least one of the big card schemes had a programme to provide an online portal for retailers to use. As that was 25 years ago, it presumably came to nothing. __________________ Morris 8 S2 Convertible, Fiat 500C Topolino, 105E Anglia, 1071 Austin Cooper S, MK 3 Cortina, Mk 2 Escorts, Renault 6, Renault 12, Maestro, Talbot Alpine, Citroen BX19, Vauxhall Carltons, Ford Mondeos, RAV4, Volvo 850, Octavia Est., Yaris Verso, Transit Camper, Adria motorhome, Kia Sorento, Kia Cee'd Est., Volvo V70, Yeti, Skoda Scala but where will it end?

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MissMoppet Posted a thing or two R 75 Tourer diesel Conny 2002, V6 Conny saloon petrol 2003 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Taunton Posts: 1,129 Thanks: 212 Thanked 406 Times in 223 Posts	I'll use Amazon when: 1 They pay proper taxes 2 They pay their staff a decent wage 3 Johnson slaps on a punitive Windfall Tax as they did on the oil companies a few years ago. PS I wrote a book on Marketing 20 odd years ago and on the day of launch they discounted by 50+% rendering my commission derisory and almost every bookseller unwilling to stock it. Dave __________________ Rover 75 Tourer Conny 2002 remapped 160 auto, R75 V6 2.5L auto Connoisseur 2003

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SCP440 I really should get out more....... MG ZT-T 260 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Witney Posts: 2,504 Thanks: 6 Thanked 910 Times in 571 Posts	Prices seem good, I suppose it depends on how quick the free delivery is. As much as I hate Amazon the guaranteed next day delivery if needed can be useful. I will have a browse tonight and give it a test as I need a few bits.