Buying on Amazon? Your money isn’t all going to the sellers

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“When you make a purchase on Amazon, a third of that is going to Amazon, and only two-thirds is actually ever reaching the seller of the goods, much less the creator far past that,” explains law professor Kathryn Judge.

“When you make a purchase on Amazon, a third of that is going to Amazon, and only two-thirds is actually ever reaching the seller of the goods, much less the creator far past that,” explains law professor Kathryn Judge. Photo by Shutterstock.

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Host:

Marisa Lagos

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Marcelle Hutchins, Nihar Patel, Robin Estrin