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Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by Jensson on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @09:53AM (#37765190)
> Everyone wins except for you

Which is why your scenario here wont happen. Thanks for clarifying so well why your argument "there is no consumer harm" is bullshit, what you said here means you know that what Amazon does here increases prices.

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Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by endisneigh on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @10:00AM (#37765307)
The consumer is Amazon’s end customer, not the seller. Amazon sellers can and do take a loss to sell on Amazon, and ultimately the seller's fate is of no concern to Amazon. Again, they don't have to sell on Amazon to begin with. I buy plenty of bike parts, for example directly on their site and they're not even offered to Amazon to begin with.
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