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Yes! For example I wanted to purchase Stranger Things Season 2 box set for a family member who has poor access to the internet. If you search for it on Amazon i
by BinaryIdiot 8y ago
Yes! For example I wanted to purchase Stranger Things Season 2 box set for a family member who has poor access to the internet. If you search for it on Amazon it looks legit but then you notice something odd. Zero retailers actually carry this. Only Amazon and eBay.
Turns out it's completely counterfeit. Worst yet I reported it and nothing happened to it and last I checked it's listed as "Amazon's Choice". They are still selling these.
Amazon seems perfectly fine with selling counterfeit products and it's quite frustrating.
- dzhiurgis 8y ago> Amazon seems perfectly fine with selling counterfeit products and it's quite frustrating. Does paying amazon counterfeit money makes it any less illegal? Asking for a friend.
- lotsofpulp 8y agoAs far as I know, Amazon doesn't touch cash so...
- flak48 8y agoThey do in India (Cash on delivery). And there's a small but growing counterfeit listings problem here too.
- lotsofpulp 8y agoInteresting, didn't know that!
- alliecat 8y agoAmazon also used to be pretty notorious for fake SD cards, especially those sold in their 'frustration free packaging'. They've gotten better at it these days, but I think that's more due to the fact that faking SD cards isn't as profitable as it once was. Amazon seem to take a very hands-off approach to caring about the quality of the items they sell; I'd like to see what their internal slippage budget is.
- Amygaz 8y agoEvery time the "same" item is sold by many vendors or has many look-a-like, I approach with caution. And that goes for maybe fake brand or obviously cheap product. It is a every growing pain to shop on Amazon because so many things fall in one of these two category.