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Re:Amazon blocks non-Prime members from buying certain video... by DannyBee on Friday April 22, 2016 @02:36PM (#11551484)
This may be because it's cheaper/better for them to ship other orders instead of yours, since they can only handle a finite amount of orders per center at a time :)
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Re:Amazon blocks non-Prime members from buying certain video... by IshKebab on Friday April 22, 2016 @05:05PM (#11552552)
More likely their distribution network has improved so much that it's no longer cheaper for them to ship stuff slowly, and they make money from non-prime next-day shipping.
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Re:Amazon blocks non-Prime members from buying certain video... by Spooky23 on Friday April 22, 2016 @08:35PM (#11553510)
It's a financial hack. Amazon has low margins so cash flow is king.

They make money off you either way, when they sit on the order for 5 days, they probably book your revenue a month before they need to pay for the product.

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Re:Amazon blocks non-Prime members from buying certain video... by MichaelGG on Friday April 22, 2016 @11:03PM (#11553934)
Do they charge your before the order actually ships? I don't think they do.
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Re:Amazon blocks non-Prime members from buying certain video... by jldugger on Saturday April 23, 2016 @02:36AM (#11554447)
Charging your credit card might not coincide with their definition of revenue recognition.
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Re:Amazon blocks non-Prime members from buying certain video... by dmxt on Saturday April 23, 2016 @03:13AM (#11554534)
What if a customer cancel the shipment?
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Re:Amazon blocks non-Prime members from buying certain video... by Spooky23 on Saturday April 23, 2016 @11:30AM (#11555946)
The point is that they don't hold the inventory.

They buy stuff on net-30 terms, and ship stuff to you the day it arrives. WalMart does similar things for many products -- they make vendors carry inventory until it arrives at a DC.

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Re:Amazon blocks non-Prime members from buying certain video... by justinlardinois on Saturday April 23, 2016 @12:21AM (#11554137)
Unless they've changed something recently, they don't. I haven't paid enough attention lately to be sure.
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