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Re:Amazon copied products and rigged search results to promo... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @10:08AM (#28852247)
> Really clever strategy

Reminds me of my clever card playing strategy where I peek at everybody's cards.

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Re:Amazon copied products and rigged search results to promo... by wodenokoto on Thursday October 14, 2021 @06:36AM (#28862535)
No, your strategy would be clever, like Amazon is clever, if you convinced the other players to show you their cards.
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Re:Amazon copied products and rigged search results to promo... by felipelemos on Saturday October 16, 2021 @10:05AM (#28887970)
It's more like "if you convinced the other players to sit in front a mirror"
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Re:Amazon copied products and rigged search results to promo... by Spivak on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @01:53PM (#28855280)
That’s not like this at all. You have businesses who are making a profit off of an information asymmetry and reselling goods for higher prices. Totally normal, not begrudging it. But it’s always a risk that someone will figure out your suppliers and cut you out of the deal.

Have you never looked around to figure out where some dropshipper gets their stuff and bought direct?

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Re:Amazon copied products and rigged search results to promo... by CogitoCogito on Thursday October 14, 2021 @01:48AM (#28860894)
> Totally normal, not begrudging it. But it’s always a risk that someone will figure out your suppliers and cut you out of the deal.

The risk is quite a bit larger if a large player like Amazon pressures you to tell them who your suppliers are.

> Have you never looked around to figure out where some dropshipper gets their stuff and bought direct?

Amazon exploiting their market position is not the same thing.

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