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by billjings 991 days ago
You have a hard time sympathizing?

Say what you will about their means of getting it, but this person did 100% of the leg work of getting that sale. That sale doesn't exists without them.

And Amazon gets the MAJORITY of the revenue cut for that?

I sympathize with the idea that China should get more of that, but make no mistake: Amazon's logistics and warehousing were not an option here. They were the cost of doing business. And Amazon took more for that service than this person who actually made that market happen.
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nemothekid 991 days ago
>100% of the leg work of getting that sale.

What leg work? Customer acquisition? They paid amazon for that. Delivery? They paid amazon for that. Manufacturing? They paid China for that.

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somsak2 991 days ago
> this person did 100% of the leg work of getting that sale. That sale doesn't exists without them.

I don't really see it that way. The sale wouldn't exist without anyone in the pipeline (Amazon, manufacturer in China, shipping merchant, etc.)

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unclebucknasty 991 days ago
>The sale wouldn't exist without anyone in the pipeline (Amazon, manufacturer in China, shipping merchant, etc.)

I think it's actually worse than that. The merchant is the only party that is not needed.

In fact, calling a lot of these folks "merchants" at this point is probably a little too generous. Amazon is the merchant. Many of these other guys are sourcing and marketing "partners" for Amazon and the manufacturers.

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tylergetsay 990 days ago
Yes -- They even ship the products directly from China to Amazon, who handles all the logistics of importing.

https://www.sellerapp.com/blog/how-to-get-your-shipments-fro...

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midoridensha 990 days ago
By this logic, a car salesperson should get the majority of the proceeds from selling you a car. So from a $30k car, $15k goes to the salesperson, $5k to the dealership, $9k to the manufacturer, and $1k to the shipper. You really think this makes any sense?
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callalex 990 days ago
I want to understand your perspective so I have a personal question: what is your professional discipline/area of training/educational degree?
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