Comment on Amazon BUSTED for Widespread Scheme to Inflate Prices Across the Economy— Amazon, its vendors, and competing retailers are price fixing, hiking up prices for consumer products
It’s not cutting out anyone, it’s just a different middle asshole.
No it’s cutting out Amazon, as the stuff on Amazon came from Aliexpress already.
Once again, AliExpress is not a manufacturer. It’s a digital storefront. Just like Amazon. You’re not cutting out anyone.
Yes, on Amazon it goes Manufacturer -> Aliexpress -> Amazon -> Consumer
On Aliexpress it goes Manufacturer-> Aliexpress -> Consumer.
Nobody is saying Aliexpress is a manufacturer, or that you’re cutting out all the middle men. You’re cutting out A middle man
Yes, on Amazon it goes Manufacturer -> Aliexpress -> Amazon
No. Why would anyone do that?
Chronographs@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
No it’s cutting out Amazon, as the stuff on Amazon came from Aliexpress already.
artyom@piefed.social 3 days ago
Once again, AliExpress is not a manufacturer. It’s a digital storefront. Just like Amazon. You’re not cutting out anyone.
Chronographs@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Yes, on Amazon it goes Manufacturer -> Aliexpress -> Amazon -> Consumer
On Aliexpress it goes Manufacturer-> Aliexpress -> Consumer.
Nobody is saying Aliexpress is a manufacturer, or that you’re cutting out all the middle men. You’re cutting out A middle man
artyom@piefed.social 3 days ago
No. Why would anyone do that?