The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hidden Tax”

Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by endisneigh on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @10:39AM (#37765850)

> And now people who do need to save money, can't also find this lightbulb at a cheaper price on competing marketplaces, even if this lightbulb is actually the best quality

It's the opposite of what you're saying. Sellers not selling particular items on Amazon is good for consumers who are price conscious, because if they need that particular item they will search for it and find it cheaper on another store, strengthening that one and hurting Amazon.

And if they don't care they will find cheaper items on Amazon. Everyone wins except for the seller, which is Amazon's MO.

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Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by kaibee on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @10:58AM (#37766131)

> It's the opposite of what you're saying. Sellers not selling particular items on Amazon is good for consumers who are price conscious,

Sellers don't just 'not sell this item on Amazon', because it is the largest single market. This is like, the whole issue in question.

> because if they need that particular item they will search for it and find it cheaper on another store, strengthening that one and hurting Amazon.

This is the exact thing that isn't happening, because Amazon is abusing its market position.

But, even if this was the case and the seller chose to sell on a different marketplace and take the Amazon ban, then it still wouldn't be as good as having just having the item listed on both marketplaces at two different prices. Because then I wouldn't be able to buy the best lightbulbs in one convenient location.

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