E574: The Billion Dollar Ghost Companies of Amazon

In this Halloween special, Dave delves into the billion-dollar ghost companies on Amazon —businesses that have years of history, millions in revenue while being mysteriously hard to track outside the platform. We take a look at who the billion dollar ghost companies of Amazon are, how they exist, why they exist, and Dave even dives into trying to figure out the true identities of some of these ghost companies of Amazon.

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Takeaways

• Some Amazon sellers who are doing millions in yearly revenue are surprisingly very hard to track. We call these "Ghost Companies". 
• A lot of these "ghost companies" operate as resellers with no easily identifiable presence.
• The registered addresses of these companies often lead to notary publics, PO boxes, or shared office spaces.
• These resellers sometimes wish to avoid public contact information to limit customer inquiries and warranty claims.
• The culture of secrecy in e-commerce is likely to persist, with more ghost companies emerging.

Timestamps

• 00:00 The Billion Dollar Ghost Companies of Amazon
• 08:18 Understanding the Secrecy of Resellers
• 18:13 The Gray Market and Its Implications
• 23:30 The Culture of Secrecy Among Amazon Sellers

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