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I would pay (a little) for a purchasing/problem fullfilment agent.

An example: I have one of the new macbook pros, and it came with a "free" 3rd party cheap-china usb C -> usb 3.0 hub. The problem (which I believe is quite common) is that attaching it, disables wifi - I guess it's just crappy low end chinese design and total lack of care for wireless compliance, etc.

So, I'd like to buy another hub that actually works without disabling my wifi. I don't want to pay Apple prices. I don't want to spend a day reading between-the-lines on aliexpress/ebay to ensure that it is genuinely compatible and non-interfering with my macbook wifi. I'll pay a premium (but not too much) for the best/best-value usb C hub for my purposes.

There are numerous examples of this kind of problem when buying products, particularly electronics, of having to read the fine print to get particular revisions that support some obscure use-case that I'm particularly interested in, and it's a real drag to try and hunt the right combinations.

Another example: I got interested in mechanical keyboards. (I think) I'd like a 68-key layout with rgb backlighting and gateron brown switches. Find one for me.