Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid...
by kube-system on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @07:39PM
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There are two reasons why that 65% number is wildly unrealistic:
1. We're ignoring fixed costs associated with onboarding with an ecommerce platform. Selling on one website has significantly lower fixed costs than it is to sell on every ecommerce site on the internet minus one. We're talking thousands upon thousands of retailers, not a handful.
2. Not all ecommerce sites represented in that 65% permit third party sellers.
1. We're ignoring fixed costs associated with onboarding with an ecommerce platform. Selling on one website has significantly lower fixed costs than it is to sell on every ecommerce site on the internet minus one. We're talking thousands upon thousands of retailers, not a handful.
2. Not all ecommerce sites represented in that 65% permit third party sellers.