Tuesday, January 04, 2005

What's Going On Here?

I'm still trying to figure out how people can sell books on Amazon marketplace for $.01. Are they making money off the $2 shipping credit? If so, it can't be much more than $1, which wouldn't seem to be worth the time/labor costs, unless the buyer is placing a bulk order. Alternatively, could these 'sellers' be trying to drive down the price of other sellers' goods, in order to buy them out and then raise prices?

Who should I ask about this? Dan Drezner?