Amazon has experimented with several business models. One of them was Amazon Auctions, which was intended to compete with eBay. However, it didn't succeed as customers had different expectations on Amazon compared to eBay. Another experiment was zShops, a platform for third-party sellers. Although it was initially too complicated for sellers and customers, it eventually evolved into the successful Amazon Marketplace.
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Amazon Auctions, Bezos' answer to eBay, taught him that customers expected to pay a low, fixed price on Amazon but had a different mindset when bidding on eBay that didn't translate. The failed zShops proved too complicated for third-party sellers and customers but later evolved into the wildly successful Amazon Marketplace.