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        See her win the NY marathon laced up Asics

        But when she go she drive off in Amazon Basics

        Oh she a gold digga

        Way over town

        That digs on me

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      Actually this would be a good opportunit for software developers to get in touch with various parties and vendors across the Amazon network to try find a potential paradigm shift on the mechanics of the platform that will give as many options to as many people possible

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    8 months ago

    I bet the delivery guy would still pretend he knocked the door and still mark it as if no one was home

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      Article I could see before paywalled says auto dealers will be able to sell on Amazon. So this won’t be Hyundai selling direct to customers which is the way it should be in 2024. So this isn’t a win.

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        Honestly I’d rather it was the manufacturer etc selling directly online rather than through Amazon.

        Wait until we get a seller HYUNDAISHOPCH that has 5/5 ratings but sends you a scale model car instead, them you find out the ratings were for carpets not cars.

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        So it’s going to be like TrueCar or Kelly Blue Book where you give your info and then get harassed for weeks by every dealership in a 500 mile radius?

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          To be fair the current automotive market creates a lot of dealerships and reduces the risk for car yard salesmen etc and gives the customer the opportunity to shop around, it’s just that with the recent concerns like global warming, e bikes becoming popular and the cartel of automotive techs, the competition has shifted away from dealerships and low level players towards pressuring producers to create a paradigm shift for everyone else to fit into. Another problem for the engineers

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        I know we saw issues with local deaerships durring the pandemic and supply shortages, but I’m not a fan of vertical monopolies. Most, but not all, dealerships gauged at the time but I think we would see price gouging on an even larger scale if we allowed for direct sales.

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    It’s crazy they felt this was a necessary step vs creating their own online storefront. I understand the convenience and appeal of Amazon when it comes to daily basics and essentials. But a car? How often does one buy a car?

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        I was going to say this is hardly another package, but they are probably already experienced dealing with containers at some point of the chain?
        How do cars even get transported in bulk.

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    So we will get the volatile amazon markup pricing vs random dealer markups?

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        It’s Amazon… You forgot about Cyber Monday but are spot on about the pricing.

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        Not even. I’ve seen items that show a discount but keepa shows that the price history is a flat line