I 100% agree. I'm grateful for the opportunity to contribute to Amazon's sales and while I respect its product authenticity initiatives, I'm concerned that its rigidity is blocking excellent sellers from helping to keep Amazon an amazing marketplace. Hoping for more balance.
Respectfully… this just won’t cut it.
Yes, we understand. Product authenticity matters. It's the bedrock of customer trust. And we agree, it should be protected with everything Amazon's got.
But let’s talk about the other side of the equation. The seller partners who’ve helped make Amazon what it is today.
These aren’t faceless corporations. They’re husbands and wives, fathers and daughters, families who’ve poured thousands… tens of thousands… even hundreds of thousands of dollars into inventory. They've hired employees. Taken out loans. Bet their future on the promise that if they did things right, Amazon would be a partner worth betting on.
Then one day, without warning, they're gated. Blocked. Stripped of the of the opportunity to sell products they’ve built their business around.
No hearing. No roadmap. Just a wall.
And the worst part? There's no other marketplace with the depth, reach, or customer trust that Amazon offers. So when that wall goes up, it’s not just an inconvenience, it’s an existential threat to small businesses. To families.
We know this may be tied to what’s coming out of the Section 3 suspensions, and we’re not asking for blind leniency. We’re asking for clarity.
Because here’s the truth:
You can’t grow a business when the rules change without notice. Sellers need to know what risks they’re taking. If tomorrow their most profitable products is off-limits how can they invest confidently today
Uncertainty kills competition. And without competition, prices go up. Selection shrinks. Customers suffer. The very things Amazon was built on,value and variety, start to erode.
Amazon’s seller partners want to play by the rules. They just need to know what the rules are.
Give them visibility. Give them a path. And they’ll continue to do what they’ve always done. Drive selection, lower prices, and make customers happy.
Isn’t that what we all want?
Respectfully… this just won’t cut it.
Yes, we understand. Product authenticity matters. It's the bedrock of customer trust. And we agree, it should be protected with everything Amazon's got.
But let’s talk about the other side of the equation. The seller partners who’ve helped make Amazon what it is today.
These aren’t faceless corporations. They’re husbands and wives, fathers and daughters, families who’ve poured thousands… tens of thousands… even hundreds of thousands of dollars into inventory. They've hired employees. Taken out loans. Bet their future on the promise that if they did things right, Amazon would be a partner worth betting on.
Then one day, without warning, they're gated. Blocked. Stripped of the of the opportunity to sell products they’ve built their business around.
No hearing. No roadmap. Just a wall.
And the worst part? There's no other marketplace with the depth, reach, or customer trust that Amazon offers. So when that wall goes up, it’s not just an inconvenience, it’s an existential threat to small businesses. To families.
We know this may be tied to what’s coming out of the Section 3 suspensions, and we’re not asking for blind leniency. We’re asking for clarity.
Because here’s the truth:
You can’t grow a business when the rules change without notice. Sellers need to know what risks they’re taking. If tomorrow their most profitable products is off-limits how can they invest confidently today
Uncertainty kills competition. And without competition, prices go up. Selection shrinks. Customers suffer. The very things Amazon was built on,value and variety, start to erode.
Amazon’s seller partners want to play by the rules. They just need to know what the rules are.
Give them visibility. Give them a path. And they’ll continue to do what they’ve always done. Drive selection, lower prices, and make customers happy.
Isn’t that what we all want?
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I have to shoot my shot.
I’ll be in Miami from June 19-24th
I’d love to buy you lunch and have you on our niche podcast to discuss what people can learn from some of the best founders in history
Specifically the best retailers the world has ever seen and how those lessons apply to being an online retailer
Happy to rent a podcast studio and you pick any lunch spot you want
Hey @FoundersPodcast!
I have to shoot my shot.
I’ll be in Miami from June 19-24th
I’d love to buy you lunch and have you on our niche podcast to discuss what people can learn from some of the best founders in history
Specifically the best retailers the world has ever seen and how those lessons apply to being an online retailer
Happy to rent a podcast studio and you pick any lunch spot you want
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