> lot of mom and pop businesses (~$20 million) have been built on Amazon over the past 10 years. Most of us are in the $250k to $5 million dollar range.
> The impact of Amazon’s monopoly power is felt big time by us as we’re being squeezed with no place left to go online especially post-iOS change.
you either wouldn’t have a business at all without FBA, or you’d have higher margins with the same net earnings.
if you don’t like FBA try advertising on facebook. it’s very expensive because it’s very effective. the cost of the ad is so great that socks have to cost $20 and t shirts made in china have to cost $30.
i used to buy from marketplace on amazon. but dealing direct with sellers is worse than the ebay gamble. so i only buy FBA. i prefer direct sale from amazon if possible. the price is always higher but i have guaranteed no hassle.
otherwise i shop local.
i don’t know about dirty tricks but from my POV amazon earned their market by having consistent and reliable customer service. if you want to increase your sales it’s worth it to ride on _their_ brand. $250k to $5m for a mom and pop drop shipper sounds absolutely fantastic to me.
> The impact of Amazon’s monopoly power is felt big time by us as we’re being squeezed with no place left to go online especially post-iOS change.
you either wouldn’t have a business at all without FBA, or you’d have higher margins with the same net earnings.
if you don’t like FBA try advertising on facebook. it’s very expensive because it’s very effective. the cost of the ad is so great that socks have to cost $20 and t shirts made in china have to cost $30.
i used to buy from marketplace on amazon. but dealing direct with sellers is worse than the ebay gamble. so i only buy FBA. i prefer direct sale from amazon if possible. the price is always higher but i have guaranteed no hassle.
otherwise i shop local.
i don’t know about dirty tricks but from my POV amazon earned their market by having consistent and reliable customer service. if you want to increase your sales it’s worth it to ride on _their_ brand. $250k to $5m for a mom and pop drop shipper sounds absolutely fantastic to me.