Having worked in ads, yes. People click through and purchase, and in numbers sufficient to make the whole ordeal make sense. Granted I worked in ads at Amazon,

Having worked in ads, yes. People click through and purchase, and in numbers sufficient to make the whole ordeal make sense. Granted I worked in ads at Amazon, on their platforms (Kindle and retail), and for items sold on Amazon, so they were winning no matter what happened. The sellers were doing good too though, with many repeat customers, and not enough inventory to satisfy them all.