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Can't this be summed up with making it super attractive for sellers (or the content creators) early on, grow really fast and then completely screw your content

by nickjj 7y ago

Can't this be summed up with making it super attractive for sellers (or the content creators) early on, grow really fast and then completely screw your content creators after you're somewhat established? This is what it seems like for just about every marketplace. Marketplaces seem like one of the most corrupt / shady / backstabby lines of businesses I've ever been a part of. This is coming at it from a content creator on some video course platforms in the past.

cody3222 7y ago
Can you give some examples? I feel like that's not the case: eBay, AirBnB, etc are some of the iconic marketplaces and create massive income opportunities to people who didn't this option before the platform existed.
- redis_mlc 7y ago
  > eBay, AirBnB, etc are some of the iconic marketplaces I know several eBay merchants. They all gripe at the high fees, ever-changing UI and rules, etc. Recently ebay bucks was reduced from 2% to 1%, and now sales tax is collected across all purchases. > create massive income opportunities Are you a shill, or do you believe all the PR?
- markdown 7y ago
  TripAdvisor. I deal with small business (owner-operator) resorts every day and what they all seem to have in common is a hatred for TripAdvisor.
  - echelon 7y ago
    What do they hate about it?
    - nugget 7y ago
      Public accountability for terrible guest experiences, at least somewhat.
    - cheriot 7y ago
      I've only been on the visitor side of things, but I've come to not trust ratings on TripAdvisor. People come in with a set of expectations based more on past experiences than their current destination. The reviews reflect this (sometimes wild) mismatch and there's often nothing a hotelier/restaurateur can do about it. The gap is biggest when there are cultural and economic gaps between visitors and hosts. It's not unique to TripAdvisor, but they're a 800lb gorilla in that market.
- estoniandwarf 7y ago
  Food Delivery services. The lure family restaurants to the platform in small towns, the ease of accessibility cause footfall to fall but this is replaced by delivery revenue. But now the family restaurants are beholden to the delivery services who slowly jack up the cut, they can't quit or they lose all the delivery revenue that has replaced walk-ins. This is even before considering how they squeeze gig economy riders.

by nickjj 7y ago

cody3222 7y ago

Can you give some examples? I feel like that's not the case: eBay, AirBnB, etc are some of the iconic marketplaces and create massive income opportunities to people who didn't this option before the platform existed.

redis_mlc 7y ago
> eBay, AirBnB, etc are some of the iconic marketplaces I know several eBay merchants. They all gripe at the high fees, ever-changing UI and rules, etc. Recently ebay bucks was reduced from 2% to 1%, and now sales tax is collected across all purchases. > create massive income opportunities Are you a shill, or do you believe all the PR?
markdown 7y ago
TripAdvisor. I deal with small business (owner-operator) resorts every day and what they all seem to have in common is a hatred for TripAdvisor.
- echelon 7y ago
  What do they hate about it?
  - nugget 7y ago
    Public accountability for terrible guest experiences, at least somewhat.
  - cheriot 7y ago
    I've only been on the visitor side of things, but I've come to not trust ratings on TripAdvisor. People come in with a set of expectations based more on past experiences than their current destination. The reviews reflect this (sometimes wild) mismatch and there's often nothing a hotelier/restaurateur can do about it. The gap is biggest when there are cultural and economic gaps between visitors and hosts. It's not unique to TripAdvisor, but they're a 800lb gorilla in that market.
estoniandwarf 7y ago
Food Delivery services. The lure family restaurants to the platform in small towns, the ease of accessibility cause footfall to fall but this is replaced by delivery revenue. But now the family restaurants are beholden to the delivery services who slowly jack up the cut, they can't quit or they lose all the delivery revenue that has replaced walk-ins. This is even before considering how they squeeze gig economy riders.