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>poor experiences with cheap phone chargers/etc are the reason I've been sticking to the Amazon Basics line. This is a brilliant strategy on Amazon's part.

jessaustin 10y ago
So what's the over/under on when Amazon will be cluelessly selling commingled counterfeits of "Basics" items? A week?
- chipperyman573 10y ago
  Amazon Basics is amazon's line of products, you can't sell them yourself because they'd always be counterfit (or used)
  - jessaustin 10y ago
    By the same process in which Amazon has sold counterfeit NoStarch books, Amazon could also sell counterfeit "Basics" products. At this point, we're pretty sure it has something to do with commingling...
    - chipperyman573 10y ago
      Why would Amazon let anyone sell an Amazon Basics product? It's not a "Basics" category, it's the "Amazon Basics" brand. Nobody else could produce those.
      - mjevans 10y ago
        If they aren't the only alternative that comes to my mind is someone /buys/ an actual Amazon Basics product, doesn't open it, and somehow sells it elsewhere while 'returning' a counterfeit product or defective unit to the inventory. However if they (Amazon) are doing their job then the risk to reward ratio should be far too high on this.
      - jessaustin 10y ago
        Hey man, sometimes the system just does what you tell it to do, rather than what it should have known you meant. b^)
      - ansible 10y ago
        If Amazon doesn't have good controls to prevent people from selling fake Apple products, I wouldn't assume they have good internal controls to prevent the seeking off their own products either.
      - nommm-nommm 10y ago
        They could create a well done fake listing.
kogepathic 10y ago
> This is a brilliant strategy on Amazon's part. Indeed. I was recently in the market for a small mono/tripod to bring with me on vacation. Looking at the "Best Sellers" for this category, it's blatantly obvious that Amazon is just taking the existing top 3 models, copying them almost 1:1, and then undercutting the original product price with their "Amazon Basics" branded product. How are you supposed to survive selling a product when even Amazon is out there copying it and selling it for less?
- SmellyGeekBoy 10y ago
  Are you sure they're not just buying them in from the manufacturers and rebranding?
  - kogepathic 10y ago
    They might be, but what would the manufacturer's incentive be to compete with "Amazon Basics" ? Amazon is selling it for less, and putting their branding on the product. I'm hardly a widget manufacturer, but to me this would be a nonsensical choice for a them to manufacture as an ODM for Amazon when they're also selling their own product through Amazon.
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jrnichols 10y ago
It really is. There's at least some level of trust there as well. At least I was pretty sure they're Apple MFI certified. I've never had any issues with them at all, they're well priced, and so far, reliable. And they have a 1 year warranty, which is nice for a cable. the Amazon Basics line has a lot of stuff. Dishes too!

jessaustin 10y ago

So what's the over/under on when Amazon will be cluelessly selling commingled counterfeits of "Basics" items? A week?

chipperyman573 10y ago
Amazon Basics is amazon's line of products, you can't sell them yourself because they'd always be counterfit (or used)
- jessaustin 10y ago
  By the same process in which Amazon has sold counterfeit NoStarch books, Amazon could also sell counterfeit "Basics" products. At this point, we're pretty sure it has something to do with commingling...
  - chipperyman573 10y ago
    Why would Amazon let anyone sell an Amazon Basics product? It's not a "Basics" category, it's the "Amazon Basics" brand. Nobody else could produce those.
    - mjevans 10y ago
      If they aren't the only alternative that comes to my mind is someone /buys/ an actual Amazon Basics product, doesn't open it, and somehow sells it elsewhere while 'returning' a counterfeit product or defective unit to the inventory. However if they (Amazon) are doing their job then the risk to reward ratio should be far too high on this.
    - jessaustin 10y ago
      Hey man, sometimes the system just does what you tell it to do, rather than what it should have known you meant. b^)
    - ansible 10y ago
      If Amazon doesn't have good controls to prevent people from selling fake Apple products, I wouldn't assume they have good internal controls to prevent the seeking off their own products either.
    - nommm-nommm 10y ago
      They could create a well done fake listing.

kogepathic 10y ago

> This is a brilliant strategy on Amazon's part. Indeed. I was recently in the market for a small mono/tripod to bring with me on vacation. Looking at the "Best Sellers" for this category, it's blatantly obvious that Amazon is just taking the existing top 3 models, copying them almost 1:1, and then undercutting the original product price with their "Amazon Basics" branded product. How are you supposed to survive selling a product when even Amazon is out there copying it and selling it for less?

SmellyGeekBoy 10y ago
Are you sure they're not just buying them in from the manufacturers and rebranding?
- kogepathic 10y ago
  They might be, but what would the manufacturer's incentive be to compete with "Amazon Basics" ? Amazon is selling it for less, and putting their branding on the product. I'm hardly a widget manufacturer, but to me this would be a nonsensical choice for a them to manufacture as an ODM for Amazon when they're also selling their own product through Amazon.

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jrnichols 10y ago

It really is. There's at least some level of trust there as well. At least I was pretty sure they're Apple MFI certified. I've never had any issues with them at all, they're well priced, and so far, reliable. And they have a 1 year warranty, which is nice for a cable. the Amazon Basics line has a lot of stuff. Dishes too!