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by heavyset_go 1900 days ago
To cement this example, do a search for a product like this on Amazon, and then do the same search on Alibaba/AliExpress. Most sellers on Amazon don't even bother changing the stock images from the ones on AliExpress.

It really drives the point home that you're paying premiums to unnecessary middlemen by buying on Amazon.