Looking at mature 3P players, $AMZN 3P marketplace margins likely command:

•Gross margins: 60%-80%
•Operating margins: 20%-30%

Here are the fees imposed on 3P players that contribute to this lucrative business.
And $AMZN 3P transactions account for more than 55% of their total volume now!

I initiated a starter position and decided to do a deep-dive into $AMZN because:

•Strong moat: scaled economics shared
•e-Commerce & cloud will continue to grow
•Profitability rapidly improving

And oh, they repurchased shares after almost a decade.
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