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Amazon feels to me just a place that continues to exist because of its name recognition. Most of the stuff doesn't even come from Amazon's own warehouses anymor

• sokoloff 6y ago
  I’d be surprised if less than 75% of gross merchandise sales don’t come from Amazon FCs. I’d be incredibly surprised if it was less than 60%.
  • TAForObvReasons 6y ago
    I found out recently that there are actually a few levels of "Amazon Prime" sales! The "Shipped and sold by Amazon" is what we normally expect, but there's also "Fulfilled by Amazon" and a third tier that's effectively "Prime Shipping" but is treated as a third-party seller. That third tier is particularly deceptive because the sidebar display doesn't distinguish between the second and third case but the return policies are very different.
    • sokoloff 6y ago
      That third category is “Seller Fulfilled Prime (SFP)”. If my orders from Amazon are in any way representative, SFP is well under 10% of volume (probably under 5%). I get way more non-Prime orders than SFP.
• foresto 6y ago
  I suspect many people buy from Amazon because they can't find what they want anywhere else, or don't want to be stuck with shipping and restocking fees if something is wrong with it, or both. Sadly, there aren't many vendors with a wide selection and a hassle-free return policy. On Amazon, even third-party sellers often have a return policy that matches Amazon's.