Karin Isgur Bergsagel, an Amazon seller, wrote in the group that the move "represents across the board service delays impacting all shippers through FedEx Ground, not special bad treatment for Amazon sellers."
Jonathan Garriss, CEO of novelty merchandise maker Gotham City Online, said he's concerned Amazon may eliminate other services his company uses to ship out orders.Ground or UPS. It will be a little more expensive vs. using an air service," Garriss said in an email. "There is also the possibility that Amazon will shut down UPS Ground the next day or two also."
"You don't have to eagle eye vision though to read the writing on the wall," Bryant said in an email. "Amazon is eventually trying to decrease its reliance on all third-party carriers, and UPS is probably the next in line." from using first-class shipping with the U.S. Postal Service for Prime orders, citing similar performance issues, Yates said. Many of the sellers switched to another carrier, but they faced higher costs as a result.
Unfortunately, we're hearing there are lots of ecommerce related shipping issues this season.
Who cares? It'd be better if such companies didn't exist. I went searching for Walt Disney's Zorro, on Amazon. Two seasons. Together, they would cost about $400. I managed to find a seller, selling the series at a price you'd find in stores, and they turned out to be bootlegs.