Why would the cost be lower compared to just buying directly from Amazon? Where is the extra money coming from?
I think we'll know the details when they released the full platform. Btw, they're not providing you with another marketplace, but a new payment mechanism that will give you better rates compared to using Amazon's other payment systems (at least that's what they told you).
I think this project does not really have a good proposition because Amazon could simply snap their fingers if they want to accept cryptocurrencies.