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>Why would you possibly want a bureaucrat in Washington, or committee of such, overseeing Amazon's pricing decisions? Alternatively "Why would you possibly wa
by snthd 5y ago
>Why would you possibly want a bureaucrat in Washington, or committee of such, overseeing Amazon's pricing decisions?
Alternatively
"Why would you possibly want your democratic representative in Washington, or committee of such, regulating markets to work in favour of the average citizen?"
- listenallyall 5y agoHow would higher prices work in favor (sorry, favour) of the average citizen? Amazon promotes items that it sells for the lowest price. Your local supermarket sends out a flyer every week with all the items it has put on sale, then makes sure those items are easy to find in the store. It's the same thing. Or maybe you want Senators to have final approval over supermarket flyers too.
- snthd 5y agoAllowing sellers to price their items higher on Amazon than elsewhere means it's possible for the seller to offer me a better price, and still make more money (because their costs are lower when Amazon isn't involved). When Amazon can force a "lowest price" the cost of Amazon's service always gets passed to me, and the lowest possible price is higher.