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Re:Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch com... by seppin on Thursday April 23, 2020 @06:51PM (#22962490)
eBay charges almost 10% for all goods sold, that's larceny.
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Re:Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch com... by george_kaplan on Friday April 24, 2020 @03:01AM (#22965385)
Not only on goods, they even charge commission on shipping costs. With eroding seller protection and stupid changes to the UI, I guess one of the only reasons they still have vendors is their monopoly.
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Re:Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch com... by seppin on Friday April 24, 2020 @05:44PM (#22973244)
And have begun collecting sales tax which only shows up after you've legally committed to buying the item.

All on purpose, all user-hostile actions to take.

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