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American Sellers Lost Amazon to China
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marketplacepulse.com
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bookofjoe
13 days ago
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robthebrew
13 days ago
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Speaking from the EU: China have local hubs in the EU so I do not pay import duty (unlike from USA). I think this is a major factor.
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Newtonip
13 days ago
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That would explain why search results on Amazon are now indistinguishable with those on AliExpress.
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Arnt
13 days ago
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They try to do the same thing: offer all the products, let all sellers sell, without much organization. The the result looks similar makes sense.
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