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by webmaven 1910 days ago
> At what point does this sort of thing become legally questionable?

Only at the point where the roll-up creates a dominant player (or several, ie. a monopoly, duopoly, or oligopoly[0]) and antitrust rules kick in to prevent further consolidation or abuse (of various sorts) of the dominant position(s).

[0] In theory, antitrust also protects from abuse of monopsonies etc., but abuse of a dominant buyer (eg. Walmart) is harder to accomplish and maintain, harder to prove harm, and harder to regulate.