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I just found out that our stuff is being sold on Amazon - WITHOUT our consent or any ability to opt out bc Amazon is just scraping artist’s websites and putting our shit in their search results. Again, without our permission.

Why is this a problem? You’d think we’d want wider distribution, right? Sure. But we want to control where our stuff is for sale. We sell a lot of limited edition art. What if Amazon’s search didn’t reflect that it’s a Ltd edition and oversells? Then I have to deal with one of the worst

Creatures in the ecommerce world - a pissed off Amazon shopper. If I wanted to sell stuff on Amazon, I’d have asked to set up an Amazon shop. I didn’t. The fact that Amazon feels like it has a right to our products without our input feels so violating.

I’ve been seeing this happening to a lot of artists with Shopify shops. Supposedly you can opt out by emailing branddirect@amazon.com but no confirmation if it works or not.