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My understanding is that not even that is safe. Amazon mixes stock for the same sku product from all their suppliers, so even if only one of them is selling fak

My understanding is that not even that is safe. Amazon mixes stock for the same sku product from all their suppliers, so even if only one of them is selling fakes, you can get one. Not even "Ship from and sold by Amazon.com" is safe for the same reason I believe. To clarify: This is based on experiences I've had en AmazonES buying things directly from Amazon (Gillete razors from the top of my head) and them being obviously fake. Also from previous discussions in HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12061288 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12061288 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13955981 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13955981

petecooper 9y ago
Interesting. My experiences with Amazon UK fulfilment is the exact opposite.
- extrapickles 9y ago
  I believe for Amazon UK commingling is off by default, where as in the US its on by default.
petra 9y ago
I believe Amazon does co-signing when you buy "sold from Amazon". Are you sure they also do so when sold directly through supplier , and not under prime ?
- SparkyMcUnicorn 9y ago
  If it's not fulfilled by Amazon, then it's not coming from Amazon's warehouse. It could be subject to counterfeit by the seller, seller's supplier, or possibly even the sellers fulfillment center.
SparkyMcUnicorn 9y ago
Directly related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13924546 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13924546
trizic 9y ago
This happened to me with a Steam Controller. Ordered "Ship from and sold by Amazon.com" and received one without retail packaging and accessories and was defective. Had no issues with it getting replaced by Amazon. I assume some sellers use FBA to let Amazon deal with customer service so they can get away with selling bad products. Really wish they wouldn't mix SKU and stock. Perhaps its cheaper for them and if the customer notices they can replace it and still come out ahead. But it doesn't seem fair for someone who can't identify a fake product.

petecooper 9y ago

Interesting. My experiences with Amazon UK fulfilment is the exact opposite.

extrapickles 9y ago
I believe for Amazon UK commingling is off by default, where as in the US its on by default.

petra 9y ago

I believe Amazon does co-signing when you buy "sold from Amazon". Are you sure they also do so when sold directly through supplier , and not under prime ?

SparkyMcUnicorn 9y ago
If it's not fulfilled by Amazon, then it's not coming from Amazon's warehouse. It could be subject to counterfeit by the seller, seller's supplier, or possibly even the sellers fulfillment center.

SparkyMcUnicorn 9y ago

Directly related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13924546 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13924546

trizic 9y ago

This happened to me with a Steam Controller. Ordered "Ship from and sold by Amazon.com" and received one without retail packaging and accessories and was defective. Had no issues with it getting replaced by Amazon. I assume some sellers use FBA to let Amazon deal with customer service so they can get away with selling bad products. Really wish they wouldn't mix SKU and stock. Perhaps its cheaper for them and if the customer notices they can replace it and still come out ahead. But it doesn't seem fair for someone who can't identify a fake product.