My two cents:
Price is the biggest draw for purchasing new computer hardware that Best Buy doesn't carry, you can't find at your local computer trade show, or a small retailer for less than your firstborn. Convenience comes into play for collectibles and OLD computer hardware or electronics you can't get locally.
I bought many DVDs from Reel.com when they were around because of price and coupons. Same with Value America and Mercata because of the 100 "value dollars" good up to half the purchase price. I bought motherboards and processors from the place with the cheapest combined price with shipping from places found on Pricewatch and Shopper.com (back before c|net grabbed it). I buy boxes of racing cards, racing collectibles, and figurines for my wife from sellers on ebay.
Different reasons for each type of purchase.
sands1
PS. I also shop at Walmart hehe.
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My two cents: Price is the biggest draw for purchasing new computer hardware that Best Buy doesn't carry, you can't find at your local computer trade show, or a small retailer for less than your firstborn. Convenience comes into play for collectibles and OLD computer hardware or electronics you can't get locally. I bought many DVDs from Reel.com when they were around because of price and coupons. Same with Value America and Mercata because of the 100 "value dollars" good up to half the purchase price. I bought motherboards and processors from the place with the cheapest combined price with shipping from places found on Pricewatch and Shopper.com (back before c|net grabbed it). I buy boxes of racing cards, racing collectibles, and figurines for my wife from sellers on ebay. Different reasons for each type of purchase. sands1 PS. I also shop at Walmart hehe.