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Re:Introducing Facebook Shops by alexmingoia on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @10:58PM (#23242869)
What’s dystopian about it, exactly? People buying and selling online seems pretty awesome and desirable to me. Small business owners able to sell and build brands without real estate overhead, and reach customers across the entire country/world without the expense of mass marketing is wonderful in my opinion.
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Re:Introducing Facebook Shops by amelius on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @03:08AM (#23244116)
It sounds nice but it won't be long until FB starts charging these small businesses a large percentage per transaction.
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Re:Introducing Facebook Shops by ryanwaggoner on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @08:19AM (#23245985)
But we already have a company gobbling up all the e-commerce demand out there and charging small businesses large fees: Amazon. Having more platforms where businesses can be found by customers is a good thing, and will provide downward pressure on fees.
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