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That's not as good as you might think. If Amazon is handling the fulfillment, Amazon commingles the goods provided by the vendor with any other vendor selling t

That's not as good as you might think. If Amazon is handling the fulfillment, Amazon commingles the goods provided by the vendor with any other vendor selling the same product. Amazon figures 1 package of gillette razor blades is the same as every other package claiming to be Gillette Razor Blades ( picking a random brand I can remember at the moment) See this for more explanation: https://www1.avalara.com/trustfile/en/blog/commingle-not-commingle-fulfillment-amazon.html https://www1.avalara.com/trustfile/en/blog/commingle-not-com...

Jemmeh 8y ago
As a seller you can opt out of commingling and still have Amazon fulfill it, and a lot of sellers do specifically because of these quality issues. But yeah, some people do it and it's a big part of the counterfeit problem. As a seller you have to have to weigh dealing with counterfeits vs shipping logistics. "Your products take an extra week to get to me? Forget it, I'll buy from that guy." I don't think there's a way for a buyer to know without messaging the seller.
- function_seven 8y ago
  Is there any way for me, as a buyer, to see if a particular item is being commingled or not? (But still fulfilled by Amazon?)
  - rhizome 8y ago
    I'm not sure, but I think it's denoted by the "also sold by these 433 sellers" line (or similar) below the price.
    - gruez 8y ago
      Can you find a page that has that? If you're talking about this: > Used & new (28) from $19.99 & FREE shipping on orders over $25.00. Details it's not really indicative of anything other than that someone else is selling it.
  - jarkarj 8y ago
    There is no way to tell from the listings page unfortunately. Once you receive the product non-commingled items will have a sticker over the EAN/UPC/Barcode which includes the sellers own SKU, barcode, item condition (New, Used) and item name. If the product doesn't have one of these stickers and the EAN/UPC is uncovered it is most likely commingled.
  - CamelCaseName 8y ago
    You can always contact the seller, who has to maintain a 24h response time average to maintain their selling privileges. As a seller, I would much rather you contacted me before buying. My average response time is 8 minutes and most big sellers I know are <3 hours.
- r00fus 8y ago
  It's really tragic the consumer can't validate this. So I just don't buy FBA stuff if buying from Amazon.
  - CamelCaseName 8y ago
    Please just contact the seller if this is a genuine concern, it's so easy, and we have to respond within 24 hours (on average). 1. Click seller name 2. Click contact (seller) 3. Type "Is ASIN BXXXXXXX commingled?" 4. Hit send.
    - nkrisc 8y ago
      But as a consumer it's even easier for me to just buy it somewhere else, which is what I do. I'm not in the business of verifying if everything I buy off Amazon is commingled or not, I just want to buy it.
    - r00fus 8y ago
      Perfectly simple. Easier to just avoid FBA (or Amazon).
  - Jemmeh 8y ago
    I'd say it's probably against their best interest to do so. People would just start buying "not commingled" items only, which would be a big hit to their shipping times. Looking at the seller rating is probably the best you can do aside from messaging or going somewhere else.
swozey 8y ago
Well that is disheartening. I figured if it was from Amazon I could somewhat assume authenticity.

Jemmeh 8y ago

As a seller you can opt out of commingling and still have Amazon fulfill it, and a lot of sellers do specifically because of these quality issues. But yeah, some people do it and it's a big part of the counterfeit problem. As a seller you have to have to weigh dealing with counterfeits vs shipping logistics. "Your products take an extra week to get to me? Forget it, I'll buy from that guy." I don't think there's a way for a buyer to know without messaging the seller.

function_seven 8y ago
Is there any way for me, as a buyer, to see if a particular item is being commingled or not? (But still fulfilled by Amazon?)
- rhizome 8y ago
  I'm not sure, but I think it's denoted by the "also sold by these 433 sellers" line (or similar) below the price.
  - gruez 8y ago
    Can you find a page that has that? If you're talking about this: > Used & new (28) from $19.99 & FREE shipping on orders over $25.00. Details it's not really indicative of anything other than that someone else is selling it.
- jarkarj 8y ago
  There is no way to tell from the listings page unfortunately. Once you receive the product non-commingled items will have a sticker over the EAN/UPC/Barcode which includes the sellers own SKU, barcode, item condition (New, Used) and item name. If the product doesn't have one of these stickers and the EAN/UPC is uncovered it is most likely commingled.
- CamelCaseName 8y ago
  You can always contact the seller, who has to maintain a 24h response time average to maintain their selling privileges. As a seller, I would much rather you contacted me before buying. My average response time is 8 minutes and most big sellers I know are <3 hours.
r00fus 8y ago
It's really tragic the consumer can't validate this. So I just don't buy FBA stuff if buying from Amazon.
- CamelCaseName 8y ago
  Please just contact the seller if this is a genuine concern, it's so easy, and we have to respond within 24 hours (on average). 1. Click seller name 2. Click contact (seller) 3. Type "Is ASIN BXXXXXXX commingled?" 4. Hit send.
  - nkrisc 8y ago
    But as a consumer it's even easier for me to just buy it somewhere else, which is what I do. I'm not in the business of verifying if everything I buy off Amazon is commingled or not, I just want to buy it.
  - r00fus 8y ago
    Perfectly simple. Easier to just avoid FBA (or Amazon).
- Jemmeh 8y ago
  I'd say it's probably against their best interest to do so. People would just start buying "not commingled" items only, which would be a big hit to their shipping times. Looking at the seller rating is probably the best you can do aside from messaging or going somewhere else.

swozey 8y ago

Well that is disheartening. I figured if it was from Amazon I could somewhat assume authenticity.