Did you want to buy a Blu-ray copy of Academy Award-winning movie Birdman from Amazon?
If youre not an Amazon Prime member, youre out of luck.
The retailer has begun to restrict sales of some items to its members.
Each were listed exclusive to prime members.
The items are available from third-party retailers, and have since been restored to non-exclusive status.
The program seems as though its designed to steer buyers to sign up for Prime.
Indeed, earlier this year, it seems that theyve begun slowing downshipments for non-members.
Its an open market, but theres some troubling things here.
The potential for blocking out lower income buyers could be troubling if the company decides to go that route.
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Additionally, Amazon has a track record of playinghardball with producers.
Weve reached out to Amazon for further comment, and well update this post if we hear back.
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