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I would assume that all iPhone chargers on Amazon are fake. Would Apple be ok selling their products through Amazon?

by takeda 8y ago

scarface74 8y ago
I know that all "Apple" wired headphones on Amazon are fake. The AirPods are probably genuine.
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- ikeboy 8y ago
  I know this not to be the case. Many of them are but there is some legitimate inventory there, I know several people in the industry.
  - scarface74 8y ago
    I just searched on Amazon for "Apple headphones". On at least the first page, all of the reviews stated they were fake. Can you find a link for genuine Apple headphones from Amazon?
    - ikeboy 8y ago
      The first link has almost 11 thousand reviews and currently 34 sellers. 44% of those reviews are 5 star. 34% are 1 star. It is certainly the case that some of those sellers are selling fakes. It is also likely that some are selling authentic products.
      - scarface74 8y ago
        This is the first link https://www.amazon.com/Apple-MD827LL-EarPods-Remote-Mic/dp/B0097BEG1C https://www.amazon.com/Apple-MD827LL-EarPods-Remote-Mic/dp/B... The Q and A section and many of the reviews are saying that they are fake. They are $13.99. The real Apple headphones are $29.99 https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MNHF2AM/A/earpods-with-35-mm-headphone-plug https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MNHF2AM/A/earpods-with-35... Apple never sells anything at wholesale at over a 50% discount. Where would a third party company be getting new Apple headphones from where they could sell them profitably at $13.99?
        ikeboy 8y ago
        Carrier auctions, mostly. Anyway, if many of the units sold are fake and some are real, you'd expect a large number of reviews both ways, which is what you can see.
        scarface74 8y ago
        Some wouldn't know they were fake and others wouldn't care.
Rjevski 8y ago
Amazon is known to mix stock based on the EAN/UPC. If a merchant is inserting counterfeits that bear the same barcode as the original, they will be mixed together with the real thing with no traceability, and buyers could end up with the fake even if they bought it from a legitimate seller.
ikeboy 8y ago
Amazon is an Authorized Apple Reseller. They sell plenty of stuff, iPods, Airpods, Macs, Apple Pencil directly. Then, there are many third party sellers, some of which are likely selling fakes and some selling legitimate goods.

I would assume that all iPhone chargers on Amazon are fake. Would Apple be ok selling their products through Amazon?

by takeda 8y ago

I would assume that all iPhone chargers on Amazon are fake. Would Apple be ok selling their products through Amazon?

scarface74 8y ago

I know that all "Apple" wired headphones on Amazon are fake. The AirPods are probably genuine.

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ikeboy 8y ago
I know this not to be the case. Many of them are but there is some legitimate inventory there, I know several people in the industry.
- scarface74 8y ago
  I just searched on Amazon for "Apple headphones". On at least the first page, all of the reviews stated they were fake. Can you find a link for genuine Apple headphones from Amazon?
  - ikeboy 8y ago
    The first link has almost 11 thousand reviews and currently 34 sellers. 44% of those reviews are 5 star. 34% are 1 star. It is certainly the case that some of those sellers are selling fakes. It is also likely that some are selling authentic products.
    - scarface74 8y ago
      This is the first link https://www.amazon.com/Apple-MD827LL-EarPods-Remote-Mic/dp/B0097BEG1C https://www.amazon.com/Apple-MD827LL-EarPods-Remote-Mic/dp/B... The Q and A section and many of the reviews are saying that they are fake. They are $13.99. The real Apple headphones are $29.99 https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MNHF2AM/A/earpods-with-35-mm-headphone-plug https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MNHF2AM/A/earpods-with-35... Apple never sells anything at wholesale at over a 50% discount. Where would a third party company be getting new Apple headphones from where they could sell them profitably at $13.99?
      - ikeboy 8y ago
        Carrier auctions, mostly. Anyway, if many of the units sold are fake and some are real, you'd expect a large number of reviews both ways, which is what you can see.
        scarface74 8y ago
        Some wouldn't know they were fake and others wouldn't care.

Rjevski 8y ago

Amazon is known to mix stock based on the EAN/UPC. If a merchant is inserting counterfeits that bear the same barcode as the original, they will be mixed together with the real thing with no traceability, and buyers could end up with the fake even if they bought it from a legitimate seller.

ikeboy 8y ago

Amazon is an Authorized Apple Reseller. They sell plenty of stuff, iPods, Airpods, Macs, Apple Pencil directly. Then, there are many third party sellers, some of which are likely selling fakes and some selling legitimate goods.