Amazon Hands Goodwill to eBay With Move to Shut Australians out of Overseas Sites

Amazon Hands Goodwill to eBay With Move to Shut Australians out of Overseas Sites
A web page featuring Amazon's Australian URL is pictured in this photo illustration April 20, 2017. Reuters/Jason Reed
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SYDNEY—Australian home entertainment installer Paul Boon has relied for years on Amazon.com Inc’s U.S. website for cheap wall racks and other parts to keep his costs down.

But Amazon’s recent move to stop Australians from shopping on its foreign websites, due to a new law that requires it to collect taxes, is turning away once-loyal customers like Boon.