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Old 06-30-18, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by tandempower
Amazon is charging prospective delivery people $10,000 (at least, they hint that this is a minimum). The cargo vans they have to use/buy are Mercedes Sprinters, which I googled have an MSRP of $34,000. So if they're selling these vans for a buy-in price of $10,000, that's a $23,000 discount, right?
Wrong, because Amazon is NOT selling the vans for $10,000. That sales price is your dream/fabrication, but don't let that stop you from expanding on your dreamy economic theorizing.
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