If my corporation does business with Amazon under a seller contract, can I still sue the company for unfair/unethical business practices?
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If my corporation does business with Amazon under a seller contract, can I still sue the company for unfair/unethical business practices?
Amazon has a lengthy history of treating their sellers very poorly. My corporation has been selling on Amazon for over four years, and we have done well over 3 million in sales in that time frame. On Amazon, buyers are able to file
Asked on January 30, 2018 under Business Law, Nebraska
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
The law does not enforce fairness or ethics; it enforces the terms of contracts. If Amazon is abiding by the terms of the seller's contract, you have no recourse against them; only if they are breaching the contract could you sue. If you don't like how someone else does business, your option is to stop doing business with them (i.e. stop selling through or with Amazon). And remember: there is no legal right to do business with or sell through Amazon (or with or through any other company): they do not have to accommodate how their sellers want to do business, and again, sellers who don't like Amazon's practices only have one real option--to not work with Amazon.
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