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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Friday, May 20, 2022
Topics covered in this issue…
• Who is actually selling that item on Amazon?
• Q&A: Will my phone charge faster if it’s turned off?
• Q&A: How can I get my PC’s clock to stop using military time?
• This one simple tip reduces your risk of being in an auto accident
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Today’s quick tech tip….
Who is actually selling that item on Amazon?
If you do a lot of shopping on Amazon you already know how easy and convenient it is. There’s simply no online shopping experience that compares to it in my humble opinion.
But did you know other sellers besides just Amazon hawk their wares on the Amazon website and app?
When you browse the listings or search for something on Amazon you’ll see three different types of sales being offered:
1 – Sold by Amazon – Ships from Amazon
These are items that Amazon itself has purchased and stored in its own warehouses. Customers then purchase the items directly from Amazon and Amazon ships the items directly to the customers.
2 – Sold by [third party seller] – Ships from Amazon
These items are owned by the third party seller, not Amazon. However, the seller has shipped a number of the items to Amazon for storage in their warehouses.
When customers purchase one of these items Amazon collects the money from the buyer and hands it over to the actual seller (minus seller fees of course). Amazon then ships the items from their warehouse directly to the customers on the seller’s behalf.
In these situations Amazon is basically a “middle-man” who facilitates the transaction and shipping on behalf of the actual seller.
3 – Sold by [third party seller] – Ships from [third party seller]
These items are owned by a third party seller who also ships items that are sold directly to the customers. Amazon personnel never touch these items at all and they are never stored in an Amazon warehouse.
With this type of sale Amazon simply collects the money from the buyer and sends it to the seller (again, minus seller fees). That’s basically the end of Amazon’s involvement in the sale.
As you might imagine, the first type of sale is the safest since the only entity you’re dealing with in any way is Amazon. If something goes wrong with the sale Amazon will handle the issue directly.
You can easily determine which type of sale an item is being offered with by looking under the “Add to Cart” and “Buy Now” buttons over in the right-hand pane. You’ll see the “Sold by” and “Ships From” info listed there.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Q&A: Will my phone charge faster if it’s turned off?
A reader has heard that a phone will charge faster if it’s turned off, and she wants to know if that is true. This post has my answer.
• Q&A: How can I get my PC’s clock to stop using military time?
A reader wants to know how to get her PC’s clock out of 24 hour (military) mode. This post has step-by-step instructions.
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
This one simple tip reduces your risk of being in an auto accident
This post discusses one simple thing you can do to reduce your risk of being involved in a motor vehicle accident.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• FCC crusade to end robocalls may get a new boost
• Justice Department pledges not to charge security researchers with hacking crimes
• Snapchat is actively developing parental controls for their app
• Senate bill would break up Google’s ad business
• Hackers can break into your iPhone even when it’s switched off
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