For those who remember the term "disintermediation", this always seemed like an obvious application of it. Years ago I experimented with shopping online directl

For those who remember the term "disintermediation", this always seemed like an obvious application of it. Years ago I experimented with shopping online directly from overseas, to cut out the middle people and get better pricing, and had little luck finding any vendors. I still don't know why it hasn't become widespread much sooner.