Legislation would unmask third-party sellers, but Amazon is fighting it
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Re: Legislation would unmask third-party sellers, but Amazon is fighting it
#2If the only argument is having to list a home address then a PO Box resolves the privacy issue.
Re: Legislation would unmask third-party sellers, but Amazon is fighting it
#3If the only argument is having to list a home address then a PO Box resolves the privacy issue.
When I setup a small online business, that was one of the first things I did. It doesn't cost much at all, and was very easy.
Re: Legislation would unmask third-party sellers, but Amazon is fighting it
#4This whole legislation is a huge waste of time as a way to fight fraud and fake products. Do you really expect the consumer to try to track down some person via their address (which may be a PO Box) and try to sue them, only to have them say their merchandise was actually mixed with others and so they are not liable?
The much better version is to make Amazon fully liable for everything they sell, even third party merchandise. Amazon can then figure out what it needs to do to fix the issue. Consumers shouldn’t have to worry about it.
Re: Legislation would unmask third-party sellers, but Amazon is fighting it
#5If the only argument is having to list a home address then a PO Box resolves the privacy issue.
When I setup a small online business, that was one of the first things I did. It doesn't cost much at all, and was very easy.
In my experience, a "real" address is needed somewhere. PO Boxes are fine for many things, but for process service, etc. the part of your state government that is responsible for business entities will want a real address.
Re: Legislation would unmask third-party sellers, but Amazon is fighting it
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
When I setup a small online business, that was one of the first things I did. It doesn't cost much at all, and was very easy.
In my experience, a "real" address is needed somewhere. PO Boxes are fine for many things, but for process service, etc. the part of your state government that is responsible for business entities will want a real address.
It’s more expensive, but a lawyer can serve that role.
Re: Legislation would unmask third-party sellers, but Amazon is fighting it
#7This whole legislation is a huge waste of time as a way to fight fraud and fake products. Do you really expect the consumer to try to track down some person via their address (which may be a PO Box) and try to sue them, only to have them say their merchandise was actually mixed with others and so they are not liable? The much better version is to make Amazon fully liable for everything they sell, even third party mer…
> Do you really expect the consumer to try to track down some person via their address
Product manufacturers track these unauthorized sellers and do pretty deep investigations into who they are to stop counterfeit / unauthorized distribution.
Source: I worked on software that tracked pricing and unauthorized sellers for 4 years.
Re: Legislation would unmask third-party sellers, but Amazon is fighting it
#8This whole legislation is a huge waste of time as a way to fight fraud and fake products. Do you really expect the consumer to try to track down some person via their address (which may be a PO Box) and try to sue them, only to have them say their merchandise was actually mixed with others and so they are not liable? The much better version is to make Amazon fully liable for everything they sell, even third party mer…
Amazon doesn't want to be liable for ANYTHING, they just want to sell stuff and make money any way they can.
The business/GOP view of the world is that responsibility is for individuals not corporations. Freeing corporations so they can do whatever they want without fear.
Re: Legislation would unmask third-party sellers, but Amazon is fighting it
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
When I setup a small online business, that was one of the first things I did. It doesn't cost much at all, and was very easy.
In my experience, a "real" address is needed somewhere. PO Boxes are fine for many things, but for process service, etc. the part of your state government that is responsible for business entities will want a real address.
So you've never heard of competitive addressing, then.
Instead of PO BOX 1234, Anytown, ST USA you use Street Address of Post Office, Unit # PO BOX Number, Anytown ST USA.
In addition to giving you a "real" street address, it works for any services unable to otherwise deliver to a PO BOX like UPS, Fedex or DHL, because as long as they deliver during business hours, the post office will sign for your package.
I use this to great effect as package theft is so rampant in my area. It does add a one day delay since the package is signed for by my post office and not delivered into my po box until the next day. And I've had to call and complain to Amazon a few times until they stopped trying to use their vans to deliver to that address. The drivers rarely read the instructions that say "You must deliver during business hours as this is a post office." When Amazon actually ships via USPS to my po box I get the packages same day as delivery so it's the best of all scenarios. Really I don't know why people have a such hate on for the post office. I love it.
https://postalpro.usps.com/mailing/competitivepoboxes
But yeah most likely a process server will leave the post office frustrated. I'm not sure if that's a bug or a feature. :-)
Re: Legislation would unmask third-party sellers, but Amazon is fighting it
#10This whole legislation is a huge waste of time as a way to fight fraud and fake products. Do you really expect the consumer to try to track down some person via their address (which may be a PO Box) and try to sue them, only to have them say their merchandise was actually mixed with others and so they are not liable? The much better version is to make Amazon fully liable for everything they sell, even third party mer…
I don’t expect consumers to track down fake Ball lids and Apple chargers. I expect Ball and Apple to do that.