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The magic of Made in USA versus Based in USA
Date: 9th of July 2026
Summary: Kevin King breaks down why a small "US Owned" flag badge on a main image wins on trust rather than patriotism, and why "US Owned" is legally safer than "Made in USA." He covers the shutdown of Amazon's Mechanical Turk and its black-hat ranking history, SPS Commerce's fire-sale of the Carbon6 seller-tools business, and fresh e-commerce stats and hot picks.
Key Points Discussed:
The flag test: in a five-way PickFu poll of 30 US Prime shoppers on a portable seat cushion, one image took 63% of first-choice votes — the winner carried a small "US Owned" corner flag…
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