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Amazon's Absurd Long Tail: Hinges, Snails & AI Listings

Amazon promises everything to everyone — and that means the world's most absurd products, from hyper-specific replacement parts that sell once a quarter to live snails shipped overnight. This episode explores the bizarre long tail of the everything store, where five-figure listings sit unsold for years, pallets of left-handed scissors find buyers, and AI-generated brands with captcha names sell cheese graters that "double as meditation aids." The twist? Behind every absurd listing is a real person running a real business — and the economics actually work. Episode 4611 —…

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