SEATTLE, March 30, 1999-/PRNewswire/ (NASDAQ: AMZN), the leading online retailer (today opened Auctions to help people find, discover, buy-and now sell-virtually anything online.Ī's 8 million customers are pre-registered to begin buying and selling immediately in more than 800 categories, such as Antique Scientific Instruments, Duck Stamps, Animation Art, Star Wars Trading Cards, Madame Alexander Dolls, Depression Glass, Vintage Clothing, Digital Cameras, and more. ![]() I have the right to sell it.Third-party sellers can now reach 's community of 8 million pre-registered, experienced online buyers “Brands might hate it but they need to understand that Amazon is a shared listing space for people to sell inventory they own. ![]() “If brands have an issue with it, they can campaign to have the law changed,” says Connelly. When asked about how these liquidation businesses affect the manufacturers, Connelly cites a constitutional amendment called the "first sale doctrine." The logic of this argument is that once a manufacturer sells an item (whether to a retailer or on a marketplace), they relinquish all IP rights for any further sales or uses of that product. He and his girlfriend, who is also his business partner, have started seminars teaching others how to get into the business reselling some pallets to smaller resellers. And I’m only in month nine of this business,” Connelly says. “We’re going to do $1 million in sales on Amazon this year, $500,000 on eBay, some small amounts on local marketplaces. Both these claims don’t directly address the issue, and some of the sellers know how to fight back and ensure Amazon allows them to continue selling.Įven with the threat from manufacturers trying to regain control of their marketplace channel, business is good for Connelly. Some complained that once the branded manufacturers became aware of their activities, they pursued action through Amazon: filing IP infringement claims, or claiming that their inventory was counterfeit. Other people in the Facebook group where Connelly posted had not been so successful with their liquidation business. Shoppers may leave negative product reviews and Amazon may event suspend that product if there are enough quality concerns.Īnthony Connelly's business partner amongst a large volume of returned items that they intend to. If a liquidator claims that a product is in new condition but the end customer receives a clearly used product, that reflects poorly on the brand. ![]() The competition is even less because you’re often just competing with the brand for sales.”īut the brands themselves often don’t take kindly to these independent liquidators. "Someone already did all the hard work-ranking a product in Amazon search results, building reviews, developing content. This opens the door to what can be a lucrative business model for those who are willing to roll up their sleeves to store inventory, process it, and manage the sale on Amazon.Ĭonnelly, in fact pivoted from developing his own products on Amazon into managing his liquidation business full-time. According Connelly and other people who’ve built businesses around the Amazon returns ecosystem, Amazon doesn't really want to be in the business of processing returned inventory and reselling it through its own “Amazon Warehouse Deals” program.
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