Step 2: Amazon’s search should automatically select the correct department, but if needed, you can navigate to the top of the left railroad and click on the appropriate department.
Step 3: Once the page is refreshed, scroll to the bottom of the left track and select “Amazon.com” as your seller.
Step 4: Now you will only see the “Pixel 8A” products sold directly from Amazon.com.
If you still don’t see “Amazon.com” as a seller, try hitting “See More” button. It will bring the seller’s dense but readable letter page. If Amazon is one of these sellers, it will appear on the list. You can search for the word “Amazon.com” using CTRL+F (Command +F on Mac). Sometimes you will see “Amazon Warehouse” but this only sells used and refurbished items.
Avoid fake discounts
When people see their favorite products being sold, a wave of excitement is wasted. Instead of considering our spending, we started thinking about how much we wanted to save. Coupons and discounts exist because they create a sense of urgency that makes many people buy something they don’t normally. Some sellers abuse their pricing power. There are a lot of products on Amazon that are endlessly “selling”, and it’s hard to know if you’re getting a real bargain.
Fortunately, there is an easy way to check it out. Just copy the URL and paste it in Camel horse. You will get a page with a chart showing every price fluctuation in the past year. Many products have such deceptive sales prices to varying degrees. Knowing what the actual running rate of a product is, this will hold you accountable.
or Chrome’s Keepa Extension A similar box will be added for you, and although it does try to sign up for free, it may slow down your browsing.
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Tools like Keepa and Camelcamelcamel can also help you determine the best time to buy items. Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max, for example, has always dropped between its $60 normal price to $40, just like it is now. And, the historic sale includes special sale on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, meaning you (probably) don’t have to wait for a score. These tools can help you spot similar trends in other products, such as TVs, which tend to get cheaper when Christmas is approaching.
Don’t believe every comment
Amazon’s five-star review system should make it easier to choose a product, but it’s easy to come up. If you are looking for expensive products from companies you have never heard of, or if there are hundreds or thousands of very positive reviews, do some scouting. Many sellers try to manipulate reviews to make their products stand out on Amazon.
Fakespot is a great tool to help you discover deceptive comments. Simply insert the Amazon URL and it will provide you with a report. It’s not a perfect tool, but it will give you hints whether there are many comments that are fake or suspicious, and spit out AI-generated summaries to help you parse the information further. We have more suggestions here for detecting fake Amazon reviews.
