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Originally Posted by masraum
Also, mom and pop stores can sell through Amazon if they are so inclined. A lot of Amazon sales are actually for other retailers. Some are brick and mortar type places that have embraced the modern way of things.
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Credit cards already take what 2-5% off the top.
Add the middleman fees, plus contractual pressure to lower prices for ranking and exposure.
The businesses might sell more volume in the short term but they will still compete against international competition.
Materials and manufacturing costs (employees, taxes, regulations, etc) are the stickler.
Regional protectionism is a double-edged sword.
I'm not sure how that works out in the long run.
Systems are being set up to automatically skim a large percent off the top of all daily transactions...which add up to millions/billions per day.
Easy money for the entrenched monopolies....
I've seen gas stations that give a discount for cash
(afaik they can't charge the customer the c/c fees directly by law)
I also heard a commercial the other day asking customers to buy direct from the company instead of middlemen.