Amazon and Microsoft Products Rant
Recently, about 2 months ago I noticed that Amazon would not sellers sell Microsoft Products. Then all of a sudden one day they were all open to sell. I just had a great month buying from a source and selling on amazon for nice profits and very nice volume. Then all of a sudden I list a product tonight, pick my daughter up from gymnastics and 15 minutes later I check and all of my Microsoft listings are inactive.
I call up Amazon and they say the directive came from Microsoft and probably because Microsoft Retailers were getting hurt by the Amazon sellers, so they asked amazon to lock these listings for a month or two or three or whatever in order for their retailers to get their money. Fortunately my account is fine, not my fault that MS decides on a whim to destroy Amazon sellers.
This steams me for so many reasons, 1. I have been using this income to help fund my kids education, retirement, and supplemental income for things like buying a fence, etc.. 2. now i have to change all my 2016 financial plans because of this bs like less money for 401K, 529 ,etc 3. most disgusting of all is that Microsoft and Amazon can literally do whatever they want to the little guy and we have virtually no recourse (other than creating stealth accounts, but even in this case it would not help).
I understand the free market and that companies can act as they choose, but really this is not a free market. Amazon is a giant that virtually owns the online world with almost no market competition. They are so damn rich that they are no dabbling in drones, and buying newspapers and using it to get HRC elected.
Amazon is propped up by progressive policies because they support progressive causes. These progressives make it next to impossible for anyone to compete with them, creating a monster that can run roughshod over seller and buyers....
And Microsoft, I can understand if they want to limit 2013 and 2016 products, but I am selling 2007 which is 9 years old!! Ok, Microsoft stills supports it, but guess what, they don't stop you from selling it on ebay because prices there are low. In addition, they also won't let us sell 2003, 2002 and 1998 products. WTF, l hope this new government takes on these entrenched interest, i want a free market, not being a slave to massive corporations.
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