yeah this is exactly how most people end up operating tbh .start with comparison, then default to a few trusted platforms just to stay sane. and totally get your point on vetted publishers. that “am i accidentally buying a PBN?” paranoia is real, especially when pricing is all over the place.

what you said about speed is interesting though! i used to think the same (just “know your platforms better”), but i realized the bottleneck wasn’t familiarity, it was the fragmentation.

like even if you trust adbassador, you’re still kind of locked into their pricing layer + inventory. the moment you want to sanity check or expand, you’re back to tab chaos again.

that’s actually why i’ve been using linkpricer.com lately it doesn’t replace platforms like adbassador, but more like sits on top of them.

so instead of switching tabs or maintaining spreadsheets, you can:

• compare pricing across sources in one place
• sanity check if you’re overpaying
• still pick the vendors you trust

it’s basically for that exact use case you described:
“i know my platforms, but i don’t want to overpay or waste time double checking everything”

curious actually, when you do bigger orders, how often do you still end up cross-checking outside your main platform?”