Am I Crazy orDoes Amazon Not want 3rd Party Sellers Anymore??
I'm so confused. In the years and years we've been here, just seems that by all the horrible changes and terrible treatment, and suffocation through algorythm changes, price hikes,............death by slow cuts.......that the answer is a loud and resounding NO. Am I crazy?
Am I Crazy orDoes Amazon Not want 3rd Party Sellers Anymore??
I'm so confused. In the years and years we've been here, just seems that by all the horrible changes and terrible treatment, and suffocation through algorythm changes, price hikes,............death by slow cuts.......that the answer is a loud and resounding NO. Am I crazy?
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Seller_Ha6JyVvDK6Ybs
Amazon wants to be Ali Baba and small business will shift back to ebay.
Seller_Lu3bFSNnS57zM
Its death by a 1000 cuts. get it right ;-)
Seller_lCX40xAkSs1xm
Rules for thee and not for me...
Seller_HRcJa1gdGHeov
Not sure if it is intentional, but Amazon's recent policy changes have been very bad for 3P sellers. Between short term storage fees, Account Heath absurdity, constantly removing products from the catalog for suspect reasons, Fair Pricing Bot, ....; this place is clearly bad for small business, the risk is off the charts.
It is an acid filled lake back filled with alligators and piranhas; enter at your own risk, it is beyond toxic.
Seller_ta9r1O11wxcfi
Amazon wants brands, but resellers (wholesalers included) are a different story. I'd say you're right. Most 3rd party sellers are brands representing themselves on the platform. This is a huge value add for Amazon. Then there are 3rd party resellers, which essentially puts 100 people on the same listing of a product. If that brand is offering their product for sale, Amazon resellers provide zero value (negative value, to be honest).
Note: This is coming from a guy who has sold both wholesale on Amazon, as well as managed accounts for brands. P.S. I no longer do wholesale.
Seller_vBBFFoVmWh1Pj
Amazon has been brilliant--and has successfully executed an incredible business strategy! Its very impressive... I was frequently visiting a competitors HQ when the AMZN Market Cap became more valuable w/ only 1/5th the Sales Revenue.
I've been negatively impacted by the recent changes--and your stated/perceived shifts make business sense and/or are logical. It's hard to think otherwise.
An organization will always do what is best for them. They're growing and facing new threats.
If I may... It takes discipline, leadership, and sacrifice for Organizations to maintain it's original strategy. As companies mature and adapt to new challenges/competitors, they will continue to standardize, optimize, reduce headache, etc. As a public company, many have solely focused on the share-holder (i.e., "maximize profitable growth").
Amazon was built on the 'Long-Tail' concept of providing 'hard-to-find' items that larger retailers hadn't standardized and pushed across their growing brick-and-mortar. The Wal-Marts, Home Depot's etc. had 100,000 Sku's across their 500-5,000 strategically located spots.
Southwest Airlines had to use their unique strategy to break up the Airline Oligopolies.
Amazon used it's strategy to break down the Brick & Mortar and Build Relationships w/ larger Manufacturers and Brands. They build a very Strong Economic Moat/Barriers to Entry w/ the End-User or Customer.
Now, they're getting direct to Asia--to the same plants the Big Brands have their items made in. It's hard not to chase Margin by going direct when possible. Unfortunately, it's happened for hundreds of years. And for the United States, it all started w/ off-shoring US Manufacturing/Technology (80's) for lower costs due to Higher US Standard of Living (2% Western M2 Growth/Inflation)?
Having come from a Top 10 Performing Mid-Cap company, it's an interesting dynamic/pill to ingest and digest.
As a Small Business, I hope Amazon has the courage to remain true to the 3 Core Stakeholders (Customers, Employees + SUPPLIER/PARTNERS, and Shareholders).
If I am wrong, I encourage Amazon to be more transparent and build better communication tools to help Sellers interpret and execute Amazon's goals.
Seller_GffojqbBFeJFv
Same thing happened to us.. We need to get a class action suit together and sue them. I have 100k stuck in amazon and they are not paying me back. I will go bankrupt or end up on the streets. They dont care.
Seller_wCRkSMsodsYu8
They will crash and burn, we the sellers need to help make this happen. There's always another platform that steps up.
Seller_RTlQJrZ51M2XI
They will do anything to destroy us. Their motto is search and destroy. They should take a lesson from eBay. as Amazon is next. You can not treat people like crap. Karma
Seller_5dcSRQbIAS5eQ
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Seller_RJ2F4mEAQyNy1
I feel so sad to hear that, but I believe everything we can overcome in the future and have a crazy life.
