> Not something only Amazon logistics are capable of

Yet something Amazon logistics consistently does better than others. It is not uncommon for non-FBA sellers to ship directly from China and evem if they ship from Europe they are practically never as fast as Amazon.

> > easy returns

> Not something only Amazon logistics are capable of (at least here in Germany, they just give you a label to put it in the normal postal system, as do most retailers)

Others may be capable of but will they? With Amazon logistics its just a couple of clicks and then you get a QR code to show when you drop of you package at your local post office - no need to even print anything yourself anymore. Sometimes they will just refund without requiring a return at all. And you can rely on getting the refund within a reasonable amount of time without having to haunt the seller about the status. With some random seller who knows what you will get - and you certainly won't know that until you have to go through with it.

I'm not saying Amazon shold not receive fines. But for now I keep using Amazon desite all their problems because, as a buyer, you do get a better, and equally important, consistent service when it comes to fulfilment.

> The obvious fix of course would be for Amazon to not do fulfillment for third parties in Italy

I wish they would do that everywhere. There are other platforms where you can connect with random sellers if Amazon does not have what you want in their warehouses.