Amazon was sued for preventing sellers from selling products at low prices on other platforms!

According to foreign media reports, Washington, DC recently filed a lawsuit against Amazon for preventing sellers from selling products at low prices on other platforms. Washington, DC claims that Amazon controls 70% of online sales in the United States, causing consumers to pay higher prices for goods.

It is understood that the lawsuit was filed by Karl Racine, Attorney General of the District of Columbia , who accused Amazon of charging third-party sellers up to 40% of the product price, preventing sellers from offering products at lower prices on other platforms.

"Instead of enabling consumers to get the best products at the lowest prices, Amazon has caused prices to be raised across the entire online retail market, including not only products sold on Amazon's online retail platform, but also products sold on its competitors' online retail platforms," ​​he said.

An Amazon spokesperson responded : “The D.C. attorney general’s assertion is completely contrary to the facts because sellers set their own prices for the products they offer on the platform.”

It is reported that the lawsuit aims to prevent Amazon from using "antitrust" practices and seeks compensation and some remedies. However, Amazon said that the relief sought will force higher prices to customers, which runs counter to the core goals of antitrust law.

In addition, according to foreign media reports, in November last year, the European Commission discovered that Amazon used data from third-party sellers to promote sales of its own brand products. Now the retail giant has been accused of abusing competition rules by the European Commission.

Amazon insists that its private-label products are not anti-competitive but rather beneficial to consumers by providing them with more choice.

“No company has cared more about small businesses, or done more to support them over the past 20 years than Amazon,” Amazon said at the time .

It is understood that the lawsuit has been accepted by the court and the trial process will be announced in the near future. However, from this lawsuit, it can be seen that sellers on the platform have no say of their own and can only obey Amazon unconditionally. It is time for sellers to seek new ways out. Putting all eggs in one basket is too risky ...

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