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Anker has some serious quality issues now, or at least it feels like that with fakes on Amazon. It's hard to tell what's geniune Anker anymore, but I've had rea
by robk 9y ago
Anker has some serious quality issues now, or at least it feels like that with fakes on Amazon. It's hard to tell what's geniune Anker anymore, but I've had really bad luck w/ low quality build of some stuff I've bought there. It's not expensive enough to bother sending back, but I used to automatically buy Anker and now I look for other newer brands that aren't potential counterfeits yet due to the copying of the name.
- will_pseudonym 9y agoThat's really Amazon's fault. To get around Amazon's issues, I just buy everything off of Anker's store[0]. [0] https://www.anker.com/products https://www.anker.com/products
- bsg75 9y agoI bought an Anker speaker for my office (which I really like BTW - https://www.anker.com/products/A3143011 https://www.anker.com/products/A3143011), and was comparing to different model on their site. To purchase, there was only an Amazon button: https://www.anker.com/products/A3142011 https://www.anker.com/products/A3142011 Some of their products are offered direct. Others are Amazon only.
- resoluti0n 9y agoI purchased a different bluetooth speaker from them - https://www.anker.com/products/A3102011 https://www.anker.com/products/A3102011 and I really like it too. I use this speaker at home in the kitchen and it's amazing how well it sounds for a 35$ gizmo.
- codemati 9y agoThe battery life on the SoundCore is superb as well.
- tracker1 9y agoIt's funny, but I've done the same for about 6 orders in the past month or so... Amazon's level of trust has really gone down at least for me.
- scott_karana 9y agoI'm glad that works for you, but it's too bad that trick only works in a single country. :P
- Accacin 9y agoI had the same from Amazon. I've always used Anker screen protectors and have been very impressed but the last time I ordered one I ended up with something that definitely wasn't Anker. May not be Anker's fault but it reflects badly on them.
- ericcumbee 9y agoDoes this mean that even if you buy from the AnkerDirect Store on Amazon you run the risk of getting a counterfeit? I'd purchased several PowerLine cables that all died within a month or so of purchase. I attributed it to being a cheap cable.
- petecooper 9y agoLook for this on the Amazon listing: Sold by AnkerDirect and Fulfilled by Amazon Edit: formatting.
- ericcumbee 9y agoThat is where they came from...as long as it is from AnkerDirect they should be genuine?
- petecooper 9y agoMy understanding of FBA is that each SKU can have multiple suppliers, and stock is assigned to its supplier as it arrives in the warehouse (e.g. 250 Anker chargers with SKU ABC123 from AnkerDirect arrived May 22nd and are stored in warehouse X, unit Y, location Z). An order for a SKU from a specific supplier (e.g. ABC123 charger from AnkerDirect) will be taken from that stock, and the quantity remaining is reduced accordingly. So, to answer your question: if that all happens, and assuming AnkerDirect doesn't have shady stock, then yes, it should be genuine.
- nitrogen 9y agoIt depends on whether the "commingle stock" option is enabled for Anker's listings.
- fencepost 9y agoIt depends even more on whether there are any sources other than Anker Direct for those branded products. If they're the only source and Amazon is their only channel, then any other seller is either counterfeit or purchased through Amazon and is now trying to resell.
- xenihn 9y agoAmazon has a huge problem with counterfeits. I've noticed that it's especially bad for two things: almost anything that you'd typically find at a place like CVS or Walgreen (e.g. toiletries), and cheap electronic peripherals like USB drives, SD cards, and cables. I avoid buying things from these categories on Amazon whenever possible.
- matheweis 9y agoSeriously - it's gotten so bad that I buy those things on eBay of all places. Even though there's counterfeits there too, at least the reviews tend to be better about weeding them out.
- fencepost 9y agoLosing that "we are the only source/seller for our branded products" factor is likely to be a downside of expanding to other retailers. If you know you're the only possible source it should make it much easier to detect and shut down any possible counterfeit sales on Amazon.