New unsealed records reveal Amazon's price-fixing tactics, California AG claims

Article

• California AG unsealed records alleging Amazon coerced sellers to fix prices
• Amazon crawls competitor sites; sellers hide discounts using “reveal at checkout” tactics
• Lawsuit claims systematic suppression of lower prices across the marketplace

Discussion

• fmajid argues RICO, not antitrust, is the right statute
• lelandfe explains “price only revealed at checkout” listings exist to hide discounts from Amazon crawlers
• Commenters draw Standard Oil parallels; expect Amazon to seek sealed settlement

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