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Chapter 9 Summary

 Chapter 9 focuses entirely on ecommerce, covering the types of ecommerce (C2C, B2C, B2B, and the much less common C2B), a few ecommerce websites, and potential legal problems that can arise due to laws varying between countries among other things. On the topic of ecommerce websites, one that I use frequently is Amazon. Nearly everyone has used or at least heard of Amazon, so of course it’s also one of the first ecommerce platforms I ever used, but despite Amazon selling what feels like everything (even food, although I’m not sure I would want to eat anything ordered from Amazon unless it’s canned or vacuum sealed), they tend to mostly sell from major businesses. Within the last few years, I’ve started looking at more independent sellers on websites like Etsy and eBay, and online stores for products not available in America that act as a proxy between the buyer and somebody living in the country selling the goods like MecchaJapan. I’ve come to prefer buying from individual people or lesser-known businesses in part because it feels better supporting independent sellers, but also because it often feels more personal; you almost certainly won’t get a handwritten thank-you note or a free sticker if you buy something mass-produced, but I’ve had both of those things happen to me multiple times when buying from individual people or small businesses.