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Say sellers banded together to form a communal market site. The market would be jointly owned and controlled. What are the barriers to that? Is it just a mass c
by millstone 7y ago
Say sellers banded together to form a communal market site. The market would be jointly owned and controlled. What are the barriers to that? Is it just a mass coordination problem?
- shapov 7y agoAmazon’s strength is their logistics network. Any co-op you’ve just described will have an incredibly difficult time competing on shipping prices and speed of delivery.
- nrb 7y agoYeah Amazon clearly dwarfs the logistics capability of nearly anyone, but as far as the 2-day delivery advantage Amazon has, there are some companies making competition in the space: ShopRunner is one I'm aware of and I'm sure there's others.
- anonymous5133 7y agoPeople have strong brand loyalty to amazon. These days you can get pretty much everything for cheaper on ebay. The only reason to use amazon is if you need the item super quick like less than 2 days.
- petra 7y agoWhy create a new site? Create an association of manufacturers, selling on Amazon , with guarranteed no-co-mingling, and authenticity. I wonder if Amazon will go along with that?