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It's a little more complicated than that as Amazon is also running a "marketplace" inside it's own store. Amazon isn't buying these products and reselling them
by josefresco 6y ago
It's a little more complicated than that as Amazon is also running a "marketplace" inside it's own store. Amazon isn't buying these products and reselling them like a traditional retailer, they are providing a marketplace for business and consumers.
- sokoloff 6y agoWhen Home Depot or Walmart buys a bunch of product with the right to return to the vendor any product that doesn't sell-through, is it really that bright-line different?
- josefresco 6y agoAs someone who has experience trying to "sell" a product to both Home Depot and Walmart no, it's not a bright line difference. I guess my point was that Amazon, and others like Apple like to argue both ways: "It's OUR store, we can deny anyone for anything." and "It's a MARKETPLACE, we can't be held liable for bad behavior or fraud!" The offline giants would love to have these same arguments.