The missing link here is - some businesses that suck make tons of money

Yes, they don't like the comparison to Thrasio but its a great example. Buy a bunch of meh-quality glorified dropshippers and make $$$$

I'm sure their end game is creating a big marketplace. Half the search results on Amazon and other big retailers are marketplace results anyways. And the result product is usually mediocre. But people like mediocre, I guess

Am I betting the Tesla HR manager selling steaks on Shopify was giving customers top quality at top customer service? No, not really