General Request to pretty much everybody (or so it seems).

[Oaktree]

IMO Sears' big mistake was when they looked at Walmart and K-mart killin' it selling cheap Chinese junk, and decided: "Hey, let's drop what everyone has loved about us for over a hundred years--made in America and lifetime money-back guarantee--and just sell cheap Chinese junk too!

Sears' problems began long before Walmart ever became a factor. I remember back in the 80s they began to de-emphasize tires, Craftsman tools and Kenmore appliances and tried to image themselves as an upscale womens' clothing store ("discover the softer side of Sears"). It bombed. Men didn't want to go thru aisles of blouses, skirts and bras to get to the tool dept, and women didn't want to buy clothes from a "guy store". Lose-lose.

Much like JC Penney, they couldn't decide what they wanted to be. Yeah, Walmart and their lower prices didn't make it any easier, but in the 80s & 90s Walmart had kind of a "bubba" image that didn't play well outside the south.

 

[/pine]

What's a BK?

Bankruptcy...the (common) stockholders always get the shaft in BK's....!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

What's a BK?

Burger King? They heading that way too... Lol

 

[Industrial Toys]

Freak! I missed Whopper Wednesday Yesterday, being on the road and in areas that still have a BK, disgusting as they may be.

 

[Diggin It]

Your post had me thinking of something I've wondered (I buy occasionally, but don't Sell there....).... How easy is it to "escape" Amazon, once you are a Seller there ? Are you legally bound long-term to them ?

As I understand it, there is nothing keeping them from stopping selling through Amazon once all of their orders are filled.

There's no hook. You can stop selling any time you want. It takes a few months after your last order before you can close your account to allow for returns or disputes.

The key is starting on another site and building an effective customer base. Most sellers have several other accounts already in progress and will send out flyers with each order listing those other sites. That may include their own stand alone website.

But back to the intent of the opening post .... I really don't care where people sell or buy, I'm just tired of seeing links to that site in posts here (and on other forums) as if that's the only place to buy anything. These are great opportunities to help other sites by posting their links here instead of AMZ.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Bankruptcy...the (common) stockholders always get the shaft in BK's....!

Or govt forced buyouts as in Govt Motors. The taxpayers took the shaft also.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I got a good deal with a free duramax and Allison.

I heard GM paid the guberment back.

 

[/pine]

Or govt forced buyouts as in Govt Motors. The taxpayers took the shaft also.

That was the biggest fiasco in the truest sense of the word...The taxpayers got the the shaft and the majority of the stock went to the unions/employees...100% corruption at the hands if the administration at the time...

GM should have been forced to go through BK like any other company...one of the most horrendous white collar crimes of all time...perpetrated by BHO and co....

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I got a good deal with a free duramax and Allison.

I heard GM paid the guberment back.

Then you heard wrong... Was a thread about that yrs ago, before the FP page started.

 

[Jstpssng]

We bailed Chrysler out twice, as I recall.