Online Merchants Guild

Advocacy for Online Merchants

We were the #1 cited resource by the House Antitrust Committee report on Amazon.

[email protected]

[Online Merchants Guild @SellerGuild]

Prop 65 is crushing small businesses nationwide. Trial lawyers in CA are getting rich off a bogus law that basically says “everything causes cancer.” @realDonaldTrump @PamBondi we need intervention — hundreds of thousands of mom & pops are under attack.

[Online Merchants Guild @SellerGuild]

Great article on Amazon's "Fair Price" policy with comment from Online Merchants Guild Executive Director Paul Rafelson

[Shinghi @ShinghiD]

The efforts (and stories) that black hat sellers will go through to get reviews is nuts.

But this one is next level: “save my kid with cancer by leaving a review”

[Online Merchants Guild @SellerGuild]

@PreciousFluid @ddayen We have.

Join us at https://t.co/8KeLOpkMKu

[David Dayen @ddayen]

NEWS: Amazon has sent emails to "almost all" of its third-party sellers, threatening to shut down its online marketplace if Congress passes bills regulating the conduct of digital platforms. It's intended to enlist sellers as a lobbying army.
https://t.co/MCZVVtEvkp

[Online Merchants Guild @SellerGuild]

Encouraging to see the press and Congress both talking about Amazon's threats to shut down the marketplace and how those threats are being used to manipulate 3P Merchants.

This article contains extensive comments from OMG leadership. Thanks @ddayen!
https://t.co/JC0XBj9aLK

[American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties]

6/ Today, @ddayen reported that @amazon is even trying to scare third-party sellers into serving as a free army of lobbyists on its behalf.
https://t.co/UfGddbXaur

[Online Merchants Guild @SellerGuild]

Please email [email protected] if you have been impacted by the practices Amazon is accused of lying about.

https://t.co/TahztgdPFA

[Online Merchants Guild @SellerGuild]

Text of full letter at link below: https://t.co/ZbZlBL5xsP

If you have been impacted by Amazon copying your private label product the Guild wants to hear from you!

Email [email protected]
#Amazon #antitrust #amazonfba #amazonselling

[Online Merchants Guild @SellerGuild]

Breaking news!

Bipartisan group of Congressional leaders sent a letter to Amazon accusing them of possibly having lied to Congress and threatening to refer the matter to the justice department.
#Amazon #antitrust

[Online Merchants Guild @SellerGuild]

Fantastic story from Reuters detailing how Amazon used internal data against 3P Amazon merchants in India.

What's your opinion on this? Only an Amazon India issue or is this an extension of their existing approach?

https://t.co/DMTwyP8bKd

[Online Merchants Guild @SellerGuild]

The Guild is proud that Matt Colvin is a member of our executive team. We encourage you to take a look.
@MonicaLewinsky @maxjoseph

[Monica Lewinsky (she/her) @MonicaLewinsky]

WHO’S NEXT???

#15MinutesofShame premieres OCT 7th on ⁦⁦@hbomax⁩ … directed by: ⁦@maxjoseph⁩
+ exec produced by: me

[Online Merchants Guild @SellerGuild]

Recent Amazon statements about antitrust legislation sponsored by @RepJayapal & @davidcicilline appear designed to panic its 3P merchants into supporting Amazon's side of the argument.
Full Online Merchants Guild response is at the link below
https://t.co/l4X6ReNN4A @linakhanFTC

[Online Merchants Guild @SellerGuild]

@RepCicilline @davidcicilline #Amazon has now turned 3p merchants into their hostages & we are terrified.

Covered platform must distinguish between what is a store, like Costco, and what is a CP. SHAMAZON will say it's a store, like Costco, to avoid breakup.

Don't let them.

[Online Merchants Guild @SellerGuild]

@GavinNewsom On behalf of the small women and minority out of state businesses you knowingly oppress en masse - illegally and unconstitutionally - to recover the billions in taxes that you let #Amazon avoid in your shady dealings with the company - Congratulations!

https://t.co/mWjZTBqeKY

[Online Merchants Guild @SellerGuild]

@amazon Idea for #mgm #Bond #Villain. Bald #Libertarian creep seeks to commit biggest tax fraud in world history and convinces governments to blame 100k minority small business owners. Or is that too close to home? #amazon. https://t.co/mWjZTBqeKY

[Online Merchants Guild @SellerGuild]

@JeffBezos perfected the biggest tax fraud in history and used #Amazon’s influence to put the blame on their 3p sellers, and press power to cover it up. Now he wants NASA to pull back on team @elonmusk.

https://t.co/mWjZTBqeKY

[Online Merchants Guild @SellerGuild]

Hey @JoeBiden @POTUS Amazon’s federal tax dodge is nothing compared to the decade of sales they illegally dodged. Then they convinced states to go after micro biz instead of #Amazon. When will DOJ investigate biggest tax dodge in history.

https://t.co/mWjZTBqeKY

[Online Merchants Guild @SellerGuild]

Sad story.

"I own a business that sells on Amazon. We are considering closing down due to the state nexus laws for sales tax and income tax. Our business is our families sole income, so this would be a very significant decision. We are scared and do not know what to do."