> I think the sheer size of Amazon has allowed them to build a really pro-consumer platform
I thought it is the other way around. Because they are really a pro-consumer platform, they became this big.
I thought it is the other way around. Because they are really a pro-consumer platform, they became this big.
This effectively gave Amazon a ~7% pricing advantage against businesses with physical presence in a state, and Bezos has mentioned it was a factor in choosing to be based in Washington rather than California, so as to not have to collect and remit sales tax to California’s 40M residents.
The Supreme Court changed this in Jun 2018 when it ruled that states could collect sales taxes from sellers without physical presence in the state.