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Re:Amazon staffers took bribes, manipulated marketplace, lea... by lotsofpulp on Monday September 21, 2020 @11:58AM (#24544887)
Competition with any larger entity is more difficult in metrics that are improved by scaling.

My point was that Amazon has many capable competitors.

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Re:Amazon staffers took bribes, manipulated marketplace, lea... by sidlls on Monday September 21, 2020 @03:23PM (#24547366)
The barrier to entry in that market (Amazon and its competitors) is staggering compared to the barrier to entry into the general "sell stuff online" market.

I also don't agree with your list of competitors. Amazon is more like a mall, while almost uniformly the others you list are more like a retailer acting as a middle-man between wholesalers and the general public. I'd agree with Aliexpress and maybe Walmart.

It's just not a healthy market.

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