^^^ THIS !!! ^^^
I have my own small business and necessarily sell SOME items on Amazon. I wish more of my buyers would do exactly this. Find the product on Amazon; click on the seller name to find out who they are; contact them directly and ask if you can buy direct at the Amazon price. As you state, for some of my products I can sell below the Amazon price, as I'm not having to pay them their vig.
Thanks! And you can generally also provide shipping deals if over certain amounts.
I’ve always wished that FR would be a portal for Small Businesses owned by conservatives...