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Re:Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch com... by chrischen on Thursday April 23, 2020 @05:20PM (#22961582)
Amazon does have to pay. It is an opportunity cost to them.
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Re:Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch com... by theturtletalks on Thursday April 23, 2020 @05:23PM (#22961617)
Sure, another seller could take their spot and they are potentially losing that ad money, but with their strategy, they can price out anyone since they don't pay seller commissions either.
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Re:Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch com... by chrischen on Friday April 24, 2020 @01:43AM (#22965023)
It's not as if seller commissions are purely an invented cost. They charge them because it's not a free service they provide, even for themselves.
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