@pereirahawk wrote:
I researched this and what you stated is incorrect. You can cross-post. Besides, how in the world would Ebay, or any other platform monitor this. Its a moot point, as there's no platform that had ToS against cross-listing.
Why wouldn't you want your items in front of more eye balls. More eyes equal more sales.
I can tell you Amazon can readily tend find cross posters if they use any external applications that make calls to the AWS commerce interface. Amazon for years has kept a balance of how many third party vendors stay shall we say, salable and also why they strictly control the Buy Box. They do this in order to control the amount of revenues that come in via third parties as too much revenue can afford loss of control extending too much power and more so too much risk placed into third party sales. Back some 15 years ago Amazon's "sweet spot" was around 35-40% and that's changed now, its been in the 50-60% range in hard goods for many reasons. Amazon's FBA program, the massive increase in Amazon's reliance on digital assets, streaming and AWS services. Amazon has enjoyed a favored status within governmental powers that be as well as they are able to exercise more control over external sellers/suppliers than most every other venue short of Walmart.
The Safe Shopping Act which was shot down yet far from dead would have literally handed the entire third party marketplace to the likes of Amazon and Walmart. Government(s) feel the best way to stop countless problems is to put control of said sellers/markets into the hands of the giants who they then can control accordingly. Many reasons for that sort of mindset both valid and not so much.
As one poster in the thread noted the recent attacks and theft in retail resulting in subsequent sales online and into varied shops (pawn/consign etc) is yet another plate atop an already significant stack of plates.
Problems on the Internet be they commerce, social media, gaming on and on are simply not solvable short of regulatory measures as folks will do as they do. Make no mistake about it, Governments across the world have become ever so much more aware of that fact pre/post covid. Venues no matter the venues focus are becoming less and less able to control the environments no matter how hard they try. AI among "Powers that be" is actually being deemed a "hopeful" in constraining human beings activities and conducts online and there are just heaps and heaps and heaps of problems with human activities and conducts online.
The safe shopping act sought to make usage of any trademarked term to be a fineable offence to the point of sale by law! So if you happen to use a trademark term such as "onesies" or "Ford" or "Pokemon" in a listing no matter where the point of sale get fined. That essentially kill third party commerce EXCEPT for the big guys, Amazon and Walmart who MAKE DEALS, have CLOUT and can CONTROL over such matters. Then if governments care to, they could strangle cottage sellers per se.
You might say eBay *IS* the bastion and company that keeps the ability for third party sellers to be able to even sell online. eBay *IS* the wall that is and HAS kept third party online commerce from being smashed by the powers that be for a good twenty years anyway. Governments around the globe are not fond of third party commerce and have not been for quite sometime for many valid and many invalid reasons.
I'm not an eBay cheerleader but I'm also not daft to the hordes of problems that surround third party eCommerce at all levels, seller, consumer, point of sale, retailers, manufacturers, distributors, authorities, governments and then some. You dont see me attacking eBay as I realize the external forces at play are just so much more gigantic its literally one David versus thousands of Goliaths. I very much doubt that in the literal history of mankind there is any commercial entity that's had so many killer wolves at their doors and staved them off. Not to mention those wolves have the power!
Thus, I am grateful to eBay not only due to them allowing me peddle items but because they are the leading entity in commerce online that has KEPT the wolves from destroying significant freedom et el. I mean even in my home community the powers that be restrict yard sales, three a season, thats it or you're fined.
mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999
