US antitrust case against Amazon to move forward

I hope they include Amazon's practice of taking popular products on their storefront, making generic "Amazon Basics" versions, and selling them to undercut the popular options. Simultaneously owning a marketplace, approving who can and can't sell products on it, and then putting your own products on it to undercut other sellers is so scummy and muck rake-y.

I hope they also include Amazon allowing thousands of Chinese retailers to stock Amazon's warehouses with counterfeit, faulty products, and potentially dangerous out-of-spec parts - with no way to meaningfully report or bring the offending product to Amazon's attention.

Re: US antitrust case against Amazon to move forward

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Post by christophilus » Mon, Oct 07, 2024, 6:45 PM UTC

kelseyfrog wrote: post #2

Why does this keep happening?

Why does what keep happening? Antitrust cases or companies becoming monopolies?

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Post by LorenDB » Mon, Oct 07, 2024, 6:49 PM UTC

I don't care who wins the election next month, Lina Khan needs to be kept as FTC chair. The FTC has been on a roll the past while.

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Post by closewith » Mon, Oct 07, 2024, 6:49 PM UTC

kelseyfrog wrote: post #2

Why does this keep happening?

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Post by macinjosh » Mon, Oct 07, 2024, 6:49 PM UTC

scohesc wrote: post #4

I hope they include Amazon's practice of taking popular products on their storefront, making generic "Amazon Basics" versions, and selling them to undercut the popular options. Simultaneously owning a marketplace, approving who can and can't sell products on it, and then putting your own products on it to undercut other sellers is so scummy and muck rake-y. I hope they also include Amazon allowing thousands of Chines…

Not every one can afford the name brand.

- Sincerely a kid raised on everything store brand.

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Post by the_gorilla » Mon, Oct 07, 2024, 6:53 PM UTC

scohesc wrote: post #4

I hope they include Amazon's practice of taking popular products on their storefront, making generic "Amazon Basics" versions, and selling them to undercut the popular options. Simultaneously owning a marketplace, approving who can and can't sell products on it, and then putting your own products on it to undercut other sellers is so scummy and muck rake-y. I hope they also include Amazon allowing thousands of Chines…

I don't think it's part of an antitrust case, but I am tired of seeing every item being sold from 200 chinese companies with randomly generated names and fake/bought reviews. Walmart has started to do something similar with their online store. I'll use their words.

> It's easy to sell online with Walmart.com. Partner with the largest multi-channel retailer and put your products in front of millions of Walmart shoppers.

Americans are used to American storefronts going through American regulations, but now you're essentially being dropshipped hazardous unregulated products. I generally try to buy from companies directly but this hasn't stopped my family from buying chinesium children toys for me that go straight into the trash.

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Post by Workaccount2 » Mon, Oct 07, 2024, 6:53 PM UTC

psunavy03 wrote: post #3

Ruling at the below link, because apparently every US news reporter is allergic to actually providing source docs in court cases . . . https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.32...

It's in violation of the sacred law of the attention economy:

Never link outside your garden.