--- title: Newly unsealed records reveal Amazon’s price-fixing... description: Newly unsealed court documents from California's 2022 antitrust lawsuit against Amazon reveal how the company allegedly pressured independent sellers to raise... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/newly-unsealed-records-reveal-amazon-s-price-fixing-tactics-california-attorney-general-claims-xz2a6b3w1 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Newly unsealed records reveal Amazon’s price-fixing tactics, California attorney general claims | daily.dev og:description: Newly unsealed court documents from California's 2022 antitrust lawsuit against Amazon reveal how the company allegedly pressured independent sellers to raise... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/newly-unsealed-records-reveal-amazon-s-price-fixing-tactics-california-attorney-general-claims-xz2a6b3w1 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/xz2A6b3W1.png og:image:alt: Newly unsealed records reveal Amazon’s price-fixing tactics, California attorney general claims og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Newly unsealed records reveal Amazon’s price-fixing tactics, California attorney general claims **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 7 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Newly unsealed court documents from California's 2022 antitrust lawsuit against Amazon reveal how the company allegedly pressured independent sellers to raise prices on competitor platforms like Walmart, Target, and Wayfair. Internal emails, depositions, and corporate presentations show Amazon used its Buy Box feature to suppress sellers' listings when their products were priced even a penny lower elsewhere. Seller testimonies describe sales dropping by up to 80% when Buy Box access was removed, forcing them to raise prices on competing sites. Amazon denies the allegations, claiming its practices promote competitive pricing for consumers. The trial is scheduled for January 2027. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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