Amazon Prime inflates prices, using the false promise of ‘free shipping’

Re:Amazon Prime inflates prices, using the false promise of ... by sidlls on Sunday May 30, 2021 @08:38PM (#27338553)

The return policy also leads to inflated prices. Since there is (effectively) no way to dispute a buyer's return, sellers must eat the cost when it happens--and they're out fees already charged in the purchase transaction.

The result is exactly as you'd expect: the items sold by third party sellers on amazon have a large markup just to produce break-even margins. Source: my wife, who ran a business including third-party selling on Amazon for a while.

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Re:Amazon Prime inflates prices, using the false promise of ... by robbiemitchell on Sunday May 30, 2021 @10:56PM (#27339544)

> no way to dispute a buyer's return

This is another hidden benefit of shopping on Amazon: they see my (egregiously long) shopping history. I'm sure they have some risk profile on me that suggests I'm not buying and returning a bunch of stuff to rip off sellers.

If I say something some pack of kids underwear is the wrong size, or a $15 LED light didn't arrive, or a pair of boots needs to get exchanged, it's dealt with in maybe 60 seconds of clicking on their site.

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Re:Amazon Prime inflates prices, using the false promise of ... by prostoalex on Monday May 31, 2021 @12:01AM (#27339949)

There's a bunch of liquidator/clearance sites promising lower prices with the caveat of "all sales are final".

My guess is that people buying high-end headphones are just not comfortable with such setup.

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