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minus-squareAmuck7157@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·9 months agoIs it the scale of sales that matters? Like if I make an Etsy shop and set my prices based on competitors, is that illegal?
minus-squarebobloadmire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-29 months agoNo, you’re doing capitalism just like Amazon and everyone else. And if you don’t want to do it personally feel free to write a script to do it just like Amazon
Is it the scale of sales that matters? Like if I make an Etsy shop and set my prices based on competitors, is that illegal?
No, you’re doing capitalism just like Amazon and everyone else. And if you don’t want to do it personally feel free to write a script to do it just like Amazon