I think you’re right, but I wonder what the magnitude is. Are we talking

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Dec 3, 2021
6:02:38pm

valleus All-American

$100 million? $1 billion? Or $10 billion of stolen goods resold each year?

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valleus

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I just realized something brilliant about Amazon’s business model

spinner board name checks out

12/3/21 5:15pm

Man, imagine if someone were to create an online classifieds type site. Or even an online auction site for anyone to use

Mike Honcho

12/3/21 5:18pm

I don't think that's Amazon's responsibility.

Mises

12/3/21 5:23pm

Pawnshops are required to go to great lengths to avoid selling stolen goods

spinner

12/3/21 5:27pm

A pawn shop buys the goods. A consignment shop doesn't have the same rules.

JAGA97

12/3/21 5:32pm

Amazon is also a trillion dollar company that knows its platform is being used by criminals

spinner

12/3/21 5:34pm

The government is pretty much the same. The IRS gives out nearly 1 trillion a

JAGA97

12/3/21 5:40pm

Really? I once thought we lived in a society where everybody was invested in stopping crime

spinner

12/3/21 5:49pm

RE: Really? I once thought we lived in a society where everybody was invested

JAGA97

12/3/21 5:55pm

You are dead wrong. Merchants rarely lift a finger to stop crime. The result of

JAGA97

12/3/21 6:01pm

But seriously, what can they do?

Mises

12/3/21 5:34pm

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spinner

12/3/21 5:41pm

Pawnshops are paying cash based on the value of the item. Amazon is selling

Tare

12/3/21 5:38pm

Isn’t this what eBay was made for?

DiamondMo

12/3/21 5:31pm

RE: Isn’t this what eBay was made for?

spinner

12/3/21 5:32pm

Yes. This is capitalisms fault. Well done.

Ozymandias

12/3/21 5:37pm

I think you’re right, but I wonder what the magnitude is. Are we talking

valleus

12/3/21 6:02pm

I am in no way prepared to even guess at that.

spinner

12/3/21 7:53pm

I think I saw over 20 billion in lost to shop lifting each year.

cougarfann888

12/3/21 10:03pm

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