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ikeboy
on Nov 1, 2019
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Amazon will stop sales of used first-party Nintend...
That's what happens when Amazon has a monopoly. Many customers will only look on Amazon and won't buy anywhere else.
briffle
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Back in 2003, people were saying the same thing about walmart. This article talks about how the demand for 'lower prices' almost drove a pickle company out of business:
https://www.fastcompany.com/47593/wal-mart-you-dont-know
ikeboy
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Yes, Amazon is doing a lot of the same things that Walmart did back in the day.
theklub
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But if they don't sell what you want you'll buy it somewhere else... Ebay is still a thing.
ikeboy
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Sure, but simply raising prices doesn't have that same effect.
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