Amazon Shakes Up Fulfillment Centers to Prep for 1-Day Prime

by: notfunanymore

Let’s see how eBays DW handles this one. eBay sellers... prepare yourselves for some more eBay policy changes and more fees if you can’t deliver in one day... it’s coming, in some morphed version that will come along with some fee changes if you can’t comply. Brace yourself. This’ll be a good one to sit back and watch  

by: toolguy

Everything I ordered from Amazon in 2018 came in 1 day.

It all came from a Las Vegas warehouse that's only 3 hours from where I live.

But that was last year, I NO longer have a prime account, , , ,Too Expensive

by: NoMoreEbay

This is going to be a big blow to ebay. No way they compete with that. Unless it's a OOAK, why on earth would buyers shop at ebay anymore.

DW is probably frothing at the mouth as we speak conjuring up more ways to fee-blast sellers.  

by: toolguy

Why do I shop on eBay over Amazon?

Because eBay has what I'm looking for and Amazon does not!

It's just that simple. . . . .And I would rather support a small seller then giant Amazon!

by: mcposty

Ebay needs to hire someone competent. I can think of a multitude of ways to leverage ebay.

But thats not how it works, ceos are all buddies do not get it twisted, and wenig will get his pay regardless and if ebay gets sold or goes under he will simply rub elbows for the next company that he can destroy.

As to Amazon, I await the day they are investigated for anti trust, and for anti consumer ( the sellers are their consumers of their services ) manpulations

by: RL15

excellent.

by: sasikat9

We only shop Amazon don't even have Ebay bookmarked anymore.

We love prime, two days is fine with us.

by: grumpwell

It seems that Amazon would be better off spending their money making sure that the items that are supposed to arrive in 2 days actually do. Between 25-30% of the Prime orders I place do not arrive on time. Why would I be inclined to believe that they can deliver in 1 day that which they can't currently deliver in 2 days?

by: RKTOYS

Call me cynical but how much is this going to cost me in higher USPS charges?

Also I had an "interesting" conversation with another collector.  It was perfectly rational to stalk Amazon for months and put up with damaged goods to save 25 cents off Walmart prices.  But to avoid them over a $100+ mugging a few years ago, that was too weird.  Some collectors deserve what Amazon's going to do to the market.

by: TomH

lol, right!  I am a Prime customer and as noted by another person above, about 20 percent of my orders that are supposedly Prime and ship from Amazon, not 3rd party. do not arrive in the 2 day shipment guarantee.

Additionally, about 30 percent of my Prime orders that do arrive in the 2 day period, arrive generally after 8pm and verging more and more toward 9pm.

I really laugh at the Amazon in-house delivery detail above. AMZL or whatever it is called. For the last year they have mis-delivered 20 percent of the orders they handled.

I keep absolute correct records of my orders, I order a lot from Amazon, If they can do 90 accuracy in delivery with this new goal, I'll eat my hat..... lol

I live in Atlanta, and, in an area that is a major prime type of customer base for the company. Over all UPS and the USPS provide the most accurate and timely delivery of Amazon products I order and the Amazon in-house people a very distant 3rd.

by: Grady

I know they want those packages to get there faster and faster, but if those Prime vans don't slow down and start driving like normal people they are going to kill someone trying to get a $9 item to my door. Is it really worth it? It's getting BAD!!! They drive like Formula 1 around here

by: Whatever

well I'm not selling the cure for cancer so when it gets there it gets there. Right now I switched to 3 day from 1 when GTC cancelled in because my sales went totally dead. It's given me alot more time to work on my own website which is now picking up ebay slack.  N las vegas is opening a new AMZ distribution center and hiring 1,300 new employees - maybe that's for the 1 days shipping thing?  Those yellow AMZ boxes are everywhere here now

by: Flying Childers

Amazon needs to pay taxes on their BILLIONS in earnings.

by: ebayout

@Flying Childers

Pause for a moment to consider how much in taxes Amazon employees pay...and where those taxes would come from if Amazon didn't exist.

by: Chicago48

"We only shop Amazon don't even have Ebay bookmarked anymore".  Me too.  Ebay is the last thought and only if I can't find it on AMZ, WM or elsewhere.

by: Moonwishes

I have had a Prime membership for several years now that I also share with my son so he can get free shipping with his purchases. I have my reasons for keeping it and it is worth having for me. However, the other day I was ordering something, mouse traps and we were in a desperate situation here and needed them now!!!  In my search, I found one like we already had and it had Prime shipping, so I bought a 3 pack. While checking out I was offered the usual 1 or 2-day delivery option. So on Friday, I decided to check which day this past weekend they would arrive and in a big font, I see that they will arrive sometime between May 22-June 27! What in the world was going on? I had apparently missed the fact that before I finished the purchase they did mention that it might take 1-2 months, but I sure never noticed it. I canceled the order and then bought 3 single packs which were supposedly delivered yesterday. I hate Sunday deliveries. Why if it would take up to two months to arrive did I get a 1 and 2-day delivery option? I will certainly be more mindful in the future!

I have no need for 1-day delivery as I am certainly not ordering something that is essential to life such as chocolate (it melts in the mailbox)!  I am old enough that I remember that ordering anything, it would take up to a month to get to use. Anything quicker was cause to rejoice! The last thing we need is one more way to show the younger buyers that we live in an instant society,no waiting needed.

by: lisapar

AMZ's promise of 1-day shipping will impact both buyer and seller.

Buyer:  Prime Membership will increase to cover AMZ's increased shipping/processing costs.

Seller:  AMZ will also increase FBA fees to help subsidize their cost to offer 1-day shipping service.

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

by: MainelyVintage

Like @grumpwell, less than half of our Prime packages arrive in the 2-day window...  not sure if a 1-day window will change anything up here (I doubt Maine is getting a fulfillment center anytime soon lol.)

We stopped selling on Amazon about two years ago… I have considered reactivating the used book listings and then I read things like this and say noooooo.

by: Chicago48

No one mentions the added labor put on the workers.  I just hope AMZ employs more robots to take up the slack.

by: beuler

Amazon plays dirty, bully on the block...last  4 or 5 orders not charged tax, another dirty tactic put everyone else out of business.