[broadgage]

I have made a few purchases from/via amazon but try to avoid so doing.

The main problem IME is not the actual goods, but the difficulty in finding exactly what one desires, the search feature is in my view inferior to that offered by ebay.
Many results seem to be sponsored or adverts for items having little connection to that being sought.

ebay has the merits IMHO that one may readily ascertain the physical location of the goods, and avoid overseas vendors if time is important.