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> In contrast, Amazon does not buy the inventory from the suppliers, instead it charges them money to store their inventory in Amazon's warehouses. That part s
by nearbuy 6y ago
> In contrast, Amazon does not buy the inventory from the suppliers, instead it charges them money to store their inventory in Amazon's warehouses.
That part seems entirely reasonable. Would you rather Amazon pay sellers for unsold stock? That seems like a sure way to get Amazon to reduce the number of 3rd party sellers they stock.
- henryfjordan 6y agoAmazon's model is entirely reasonable until they become a 1st-party seller that competes with 3rd parties. Then it is all too natural for there to be some market abuse. For instance, configuring search ranking to always put the Amazon branded option in the top results is Amazon abusing their market position as a marketplace/distributor to now directly sell goods.
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