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It makes zero sense to me that Amazon might be liable.
by aldoushuxley001 8y ago
It makes zero sense to me that Amazon might be liable.
- marcoperaza 8y agoBased on his comment, I think mikeash meant “not liable”.
- dmix 8y agoAgreed and I agree with him if that's what he meant, which is interesting to consider the different response each one got. Much like gun manufacturers aren't responsible for their use, I can't imagine a platform which lets vendors set up their own shops online becoming responsible for what is sold by the vendor.
- azinman2 8y agoMeanwhile bar tenders in many states are responsible for drunk drivers. Craigslist is now responsible for sex traffic on it’s website (which is why personals are gone). Liability laws are not consistent.
- mikeash 8y agoYou’re correct. My brain must have taken a brief vacation. I corrected it now.
- devereaux 8y agocounterfeit items like SD cards dominate on Amazon. I tried reporting fake electronic equipment - nothing happened, except I seldom buy anything on Amazon anymore. Amazon should at least be liable for willingly selling items that do not match the description (if they tell me it's a Sandisk SD, I buy it because I believe it is!)
- Klathmon 8y agoI'm surprised SanDisk and other major brands that are getting their names dragged through the mud aren't doing something about it.
- StudentStuff 8y agoEven Apple can't prevent fake lightning cables from permeating Amazon, how is a much smaller company like SanDisk supposed to prevent fake microSDs? Its not as though Amazon is willing to QA every microSD card that passes through their warehouses.
- nordsieck 8y ago> Its not as though Amazon is willing to QA every microSD card that passes through their warehouses. Segregating stock from different venders would go a long way to fixing the problem. Right now everything is just thrown into the same slush bin, so Amazon can't tell which vendor sent them counterfeit goods when a customer complains.
- awat 8y agoI got a set of counterfeit guitar strings that was fulfilled by Amazon. Ordered them on Amazon purely out of convenance only to realize someone had sent a fake set of $4 strings. The counterfeit packaging was almost perfect and the strings where metal (just not coated like they should be). I literally don’t even know why you would fake those.