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The poster you are replying to probably understands this distinction. They are referring to Amazon's co-mingling of inventory. When you buy an item on Amazon wh
by skookum 10y ago
The poster you are replying to probably understands this distinction. They are referring to Amazon's co-mingling of inventory. When you buy an item on Amazon which is offered by more than one FBA merchant, Amazon does not necessarily fulfill your order out of that merchant's inventory. They will ship you an identical item from whichever inventory makes most sense for your order based on such factors as proximity of FC to you, ability to bundle other items for your order from a given FC, etc. In Amazon's fulfillment systems, Amazon itself is just another merchant so ordering "Sold and Shipped by Amazon" is no guarantee of getting an item that Amazon sourced. The only time you can have any confidence is when Amazon itself is the only offer on a given ASIN.
- chrisper 10y agoOh wow. This is concerning considering I am buying flea medication from Amazon and make sure it is "sold by Amazon" so I do not get fake ones.
- anexprogrammer 10y agoGrief. I've made a point of actively choosing items sold by (not fullfilled by) Amazon or other sellers I trust for certain types of product specifically to avoid the fake crap. Surely Amazon must have some clue the damage this is doing to their brand? Seems time has come to buy from retailers that don't have highly suspect marketplaces intermingled on their sites.
- macNchz 10y agoI had no idea this was the case, makes me even warier now. Seems like a fairly big gamble to take with their brand image...most of the knockoff stuff I've encountered has been pretty obviously junk.