Does Amazon still offer free shipping if the total purchase is over a certain amount? People can end forking over cash for a Prime account and just order when the total is that certain amount. That was how I weaned myself off Amz. You save money in many ways and that's one fewer person using Prime.
Why not eBay? Often free shipping.
That's true. However, you have to do your homework with eBay. I have found some sellers selling an item with "free shipping" and then another seller with that same item plus shipping with a total less than the first one. (Which is why I do't offer free shipping in my shops-I like transparency!)
Agreed, we should always do our homework, every time we contemplate a purchase.