How Amazon pushes up prices all across the Internet(not-ship.com)
897 points by sighborg | 684 comments
A Not-Ship newsletter article examining how Amazon's marketplace policies drive up prices across other online retailers.
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18 stories tagged e-commerce, newest first.
Show HN: Artvinto – Vintage posters and fine art prints(artvinto.com)
5 points by bluefin | 0 comments
Homepage of Artvinto, an online store selling museum-quality prints of vintage posters, historical prints, and classic artworks.
How can this Amazon scammer keep going, not shipping any goods?(amazon.de)
15 points by kiloklokillo | 8 comments
An Amazon.de third-party seller profile page, shared as an example of a seller allegedly taking orders without shipping goods.
The Amazon tax(seths.blog)
1311 points by herbertl | 659 comments
Seth Godin blog post arguing Amazon's search ad revenue functions as a tax on merchants and publishers, distorting search results for shoppers.
GameStop makes $55.5B takeover offer for eBay(bbc.co.uk)
668 points by n1b0m | 642 comments
BBC News article reporting that GameStop has made a $55.5bn takeover offer for eBay.
Amazon accused of widespread scheme to inflate prices across the economy(thebignewsletter.com)
564 points by toomuchtodo | 219 comments
Matt Stoller's BIG newsletter post on California AG Rob Bonta alleging Amazon led a price-fixing scheme with online retailers and seeking an immediate halt.
Amazon is ending all inventory commingling as of March 31, 2026(twitter.com)
387 points by MrBuddyCasino | 209 comments
A post on X by Gerard Hughes saying Amazon will end inventory commingling for third-party sellers on March 31, 2026, which should reduce counterfeit risk.
Bots are getting good at mimicking engagement(joindatacops.com)
332 points by simul007 | 258 comments
A DataCops blog post arguing that up to 73% of e-commerce site visitors may be bots mimicking human engagement, skewing analytics and conversion rates.
Show HN: A store that generates products from anything you type in search(anycrap.shop)
1100 points by kafked | 318 comments
Anycrap is a parody online store that uses AI to generate imaginary product listings and images from whatever the user types into search.
Fakespot shuts down today after 9 years of detecting fake product reviews(blog.truestar.pro)
382 points by doppio19 | 253 comments
A TrueStar blog post reporting that Fakespot, the fake product review detection service, shuts down after nine years.
Klein Bottle Amazon Brand Hijacking (2021)(kleinbottle.com)
417 points by sebg | 218 comments
Cliff Stoll's 2021 account of a Chinese seller hijacking his Amazon Klein bottle listing via Brand Registry to take over its positive reviews.
Amazon to display tariff costs for consumers(punchbowl.news)
375 points by donohoe | 269 comments
Punchbowl News article reporting that Amazon plans to show consumers how much tariffs add to product prices.
Temu pulls its U.S. Google Shopping ads(searchengineland.com)
342 points by rexbee | 615 comments
Search Engine Land news article reporting that Temu shut off its U.S. Google Shopping ads on April 9, 2025, after which its App Store ranking fell sharply.
FTC's rule banning fake online reviews goes into effect(abcnews.go.com)
553 points by indus | 311 comments
AP news article on ABC News reporting that the FTC's federal rule banning fake online reviews has taken effect.
The FTC sues to break up Amazon over an economy-wide “hidden tax”(thebignewsletter.com)
637 points by PaulHoule | 569 comments
Matt Stoller's BIG newsletter post on the FTC and 17 states' antitrust lawsuit seeking to break up Amazon over practices that stop merchants from discounting elsewhere.
FTC sues Amazon for illegally maintaining monopoly power(ftc.gov)
1079 points by marcopolis | 797 comments
FTC press release announcing its lawsuit against Amazon for illegally maintaining monopoly power through anticompetitive conduct.
Fake reviews are illegal and subject to big fines under new FTC rules(washingtonpost.com)
534 points by rrauenza | 223 comments
Washington Post Help Desk article on proposed FTC rules that would make fake online reviews illegal and subject to large fines.
De-Stressing Booking.com(alexcharlton.co)
823 points by robin_reala | 323 comments
Alex Charlton's project page with commentary on persuasion tactics on Booking.com and a Chrome extension that removes them.