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

• artyom@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Yes, on Amazon it goes Manufacturer -> Aliexpress -> Amazon

  No. Why would anyone do that?

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  • Chronographs@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Because the OEM’s are Chinese and not on Amazon.

    This is a well established practice.

    autods.com/…/aliexpress-to-amazon-dropshipping/

    bettamax.com/how-to-dropship-from-aliexpress-to-a…

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    • artyom@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Since when are Chinese OEMs not allowed on Amazon?

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      • Chronographs@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        They are, they just often don’t have a presence for various reasons.

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