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Why is that relevant?

• scarface_74 3y ago
  Because Amazon is a retail company and the amount that Amazon charges is not much different than the cost overhead of getting any product through the channel.
  • pnutjam 3y ago
    so my (theoretical) company that optimizes to keep these costs lower shouldn't be able to compete on those fees?
    • scarface_74 3y ago
      Sure, if all you care about is money, then you can already go on Amazon and choose alternate vendors that are available at a lower price with slower shipping.
      • pnutjam 3y ago
        So you don't even know what the article is discussing. Amazon is killing competition and increasing costs to consumers.
        • scarface_74 3y ago
          I happen to know exactly what I’m talking about - you right now can look for an item on Amazon and see “this product is available at a lower price with <slower shipping>” You right now can set up a site on Shopify and sell your goods. If you are selling a differentiate product instead of cheap crap imported (or drop shipped) from China, you can create demand without going through Amazon. For instance, I was specifically looking for Samsonite zipper less luggage because I trusted that brand and it wasn’t available on Amazon. They chose not to sell on Amazon and I bought it directly
          • pnutjam 3y ago
            -- I happen to know exactly what I’m talking about - you right now can look for an item on Amazon and see “this product is available at a lower price with <slower shipping>” Sure, on Amazon. Not other platforms. I'm not going to bother explaining further, but thanks for confirming you don't understand the issue. It's not my job to educate you.