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Re:Amazon sells a kit for a 2600 sqft house by morpheuskafka on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @11:12PM (#21266701)
Why would you use a platform like Amazon for high value, high complexity, low volume sales like this? Amazon is for a bunch of sellers competing on the same product used, or for highly similar products like "USB hub" or "guitar picks."

For one, I wouldn't sell it without cash in hand/wire/ACH or something that's chargeback/dispute proof, and for two, I'd use Shopify or something like that only shows your brand and allows you to have the appropriate info re: shipping, delivery time, etc. (or again, if you are one product that costs a hundred grand, you can afford to throw together a custom order UI and add Stripe for payments).

Re:Amazon sells a kit for a 2600 sqft house by crazydoggers on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @11:35PM (#21266833)
Because it costs next to nothing to list it on Amazon... and then the link gets passed around on all sorts of sites as people say “you can buy a house on amazon!” Basically it’s just a marketing move.