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Re:Amazon forces sellers to divulge COGS, won't reimburse ot... by mlhpdx on Thursday December 19, 2024 @09:46AM (#42461828)
Even so, it is a fairly hostile policy. If Amazon looses or destroys an item under their control, I’d expect them to cover the cost of getting a new item “in inventory”. Car insurance is often for “replacement value”, right?
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Re:Amazon forces sellers to divulge COGS, won't reimburse ot... by jmclnx on Thursday December 19, 2024 @09:55AM (#42461929)
I agree with what you are saying plus I have to wonder if this is a ploy by Amazon to find out the margins of their resellers. Which to me could be view as an anti-trust issue, but in a way legal.

>Car insurance is often for “replacement value”, right?

I think it depends upon your insurance. The insurance I have for cars is always based upon the value of the car at accident time, usually far less then its replacement value.

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Re:Amazon forces sellers to divulge COGS, won't reimburse ot... by jlund-molfese on Thursday December 19, 2024 @09:57AM (#42461950)
I totally agree with that—Walmart, for example, looks to reimburse the seller with the average sale price in that situation [0]. Have to wonder if there’s any limit to how unfair FBA policies can get before it isn’t worth it for sellers.

0. https://marketplacelearn.walmart.com/guides/Walmart%20Fulfil...

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