[tyingq]

Not better managing 3rd party sellers is what's going to kill Amazon. It's pretty common to see orders sit two weeks without shipping, or marked as "shipped" with no tracking number, or counterfeit items, items different than what's pictured/described, etc.

Banning the crap sellers would also make search easier. Less duplicate listings.

[Finnucane]

Yes, the biggest threat to Amazon is Amazon. If buying something from Amazon becomes as much of a crapshoot as buying from eBay, then why bother? St least if I buy from say, B&H or Elderly, I know I'm going to get the thing I paid for.

[ktsmith]

This is where I'm at. If it doesn't say ships from and sold by Amazon I don't buy it. This is true on other sites that have integrated third party sellers as well. It's not worth the shipping delays, possible counterfeits etc.