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Originally Posted by WillAdams
I never indicated that they should provide it for free, I merely noted:
I'll grant adding a CSR for weeding out problem sellers and handling transactions gone bad, but those should be a very small percentage.
If merchantplace sales aren't almost pure profit for Amazon (not saying significant, meaningful, or big bucks --- just that each sale in-and-of-itself should be bringing them more than a tithe and certainly tens or even hundreds of times the per transaction cost), something is really strange. I'd be interested in an expansion of the numbers I've posted, or any sort of correction or addition.
I do not appreciate any effort to put words into my mouth or indicate that I made any statements / claims which I did not.
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But you are assuming that merely because Amazon already has the system for their other business, it is somehow unfair for them to charge a "Tidy sum for just running some servers and charging a credit card."
They are charging a fee to help pay off their investment.
I assumed that meant you believe you should not be paying them for that, and therefore do indeed expect to receive the benefits of that infrastructure for free. (Which is different from saying you should be able to sell on Amazon without paying a penny; if that is what you thought I said... well... you are scarily eager to assume the worst of anyone who disagrees with you.)
Although as you say you have put me on your ignore list, I don't know if you'll see this...