> It is fairly obvious if you search anything and the first product is a Amazon Basic product that they are toying with the results. There is no way a Amazon Basic product is the #1 in every category there is one.
I'm not claiming they don't prioritize their own products, but two obvious reasons why it could be possible for Amazon products to regularly be the most popular is 1) if they're the cheapest and 2) if the Amazon brand is considered reliable. I personally tend to deliberately choose Amazon Basic for products that are cheap and which I perceive to be fairly commoditized, like AA batteries.
I'm not claiming they don't prioritize their own products, but two obvious reasons why it could be possible for Amazon products to regularly be the most popular is 1) if they're the cheapest and 2) if the Amazon brand is considered reliable. I personally tend to deliberately choose Amazon Basic for products that are cheap and which I perceive to be fairly commoditized, like AA batteries.