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Unfortunately now you can't even dodge this by making sure the things you buy are sold by Amazon. They deem many products to be interchangeable so they will ta

Unfortunately now you can't even dodge this by making sure the things you buy are sold by Amazon. They deem many products to be interchangeable so they will take "Fulfilled by Amazon" stock and commingle it with stuff from third-party sellers. http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200243180 http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=2... I use Amazon a lot but I do not trust them at all.

brianwawok 10y ago
I'm not sure you really understand how commingle works? If you have something with a UPC code, say the DVD Back to the Future, the latest edition... it will get put on the same shelf as other people with the same identical product, with the same identical UPC. They aren't just dumping all DVDs in a big pile and picking out a random one.. its for literally identical products. Does someone pirate DVDs and put the proper UPC on them? I guess it might happen, but how often? And if it did you tell Amazon and get a full refund and the seller is banned. I can see reasons to not trust Amazon (the fake reviews, etc), but commingling of sealed goods is not one of them.
- x0x0 10y ago
  It happens all the time with electronics, particularly chargers. And it prevents me from buying food/toiletries from amazon, because who the hell knows who they were sourced from.
- massysett 10y ago
  "Does someone pirate DVDs and put the proper UPC on them?" Yes. That's called counterfeiting. http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/04/30/counterfeit-sites-dark-web-series/6374451/ http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/04/30/counterfeit-si... And by the way yes, I understand how commingling works, and Amazon says they will not do it with DVDs. I understand that Amazon says they can trace who provided the goods I receive. That protects Amazon. It does not protect me.
  - erikpukinskis 10y ago
    No, Amazon's guarantee protects you: "[You can file a claim when] the item you received was damaged, defective, or materially different from the item represented on the product detail page." http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=541260 http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=5...
    - massysett 10y ago
      I would rather buy from a merchant that does not ship me counterfeit goods.

brianwawok 10y ago

I'm not sure you really understand how commingle works? If you have something with a UPC code, say the DVD Back to the Future, the latest edition... it will get put on the same shelf as other people with the same identical product, with the same identical UPC. They aren't just dumping all DVDs in a big pile and picking out a random one.. its for literally identical products. Does someone pirate DVDs and put the proper UPC on them? I guess it might happen, but how often? And if it did you tell Amazon and get a full refund and the seller is banned. I can see reasons to not trust Amazon (the fake reviews, etc), but commingling of sealed goods is not one of them.

x0x0 10y ago
It happens all the time with electronics, particularly chargers. And it prevents me from buying food/toiletries from amazon, because who the hell knows who they were sourced from.
massysett 10y ago
"Does someone pirate DVDs and put the proper UPC on them?" Yes. That's called counterfeiting. http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/04/30/counterfeit-sites-dark-web-series/6374451/ http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/04/30/counterfeit-si... And by the way yes, I understand how commingling works, and Amazon says they will not do it with DVDs. I understand that Amazon says they can trace who provided the goods I receive. That protects Amazon. It does not protect me.
- erikpukinskis 10y ago
  No, Amazon's guarantee protects you: "[You can file a claim when] the item you received was damaged, defective, or materially different from the item represented on the product detail page." http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=541260 http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=5...
  - massysett 10y ago
    I would rather buy from a merchant that does not ship me counterfeit goods.