> The 15% transaction fee has stayed the same for over a decade. It varies by category and can be as low as 8%. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) fees have steadily increased. Amazon has raised fulfillment fees every year and introduced increases in storage fees. Selling on Amazon is tied to using FBA, so it’s rare for sellers to be successful without using it.
This really is a questionable spin of something that really isn't that complicated. If you sell through Amazon's warehouse, shipping and logistics system they take a larger cut but if you do that you also don't really have to think about how your product reaches the customer. You just ship them your stock and they take care of it.
So in that context I'm not sure I understand why this would be a bad deal. Doing the last mile delivery, sorting and storing stocks is a big part of costs for a seller so while the number might look high that's the cost of doing business.
This really is a questionable spin of something that really isn't that complicated. If you sell through Amazon's warehouse, shipping and logistics system they take a larger cut but if you do that you also don't really have to think about how your product reaches the customer. You just ship them your stock and they take care of it.
So in that context I'm not sure I understand why this would be a bad deal. Doing the last mile delivery, sorting and storing stocks is a big part of costs for a seller so while the number might look high that's the cost of doing business.