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EBay Australia’s sneaky tactic to protect its patch from the Amazon invasion

EBay has barred sellers from using Amazon’s fulfilment service, in an unprecedented new tactic to fend off the advances of the “sleeping giant” of Australian online retail.
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Australian Made and eBay have joined forces in response to growing demand for local products.

EBay has barred sellers from using Amazon’s fulfilment service, in an unprecedented new tactic to fend off the advances of the “sleeping giant” of Australian online retail.

Amazon’s fulfilment business — a service where warehouses stock and ship products on behalf of sellers — is an increasingly popular perk that is absent from eBay’s offering and a huge advantage to Amazon.

EBay Australia confirmed to The New Daily the ban is exclusive to Australia and has not been introduced in any other eBay marketplace.

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