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As sibling comments pointed out, the main problem is for the manufacturer/brand and for the buyer. An unscrupulous seller (of, for example, couterfeits) would
by mmt 8y ago
As sibling comments pointed out, the main problem is for the manufacturer/brand and for the buyer.
An unscrupulous seller (of, for example, couterfeits) would benefit significantly and so would not disable the option.
That Amazon themselves don't disable this option (for "shipped and sold by Amazon.com"), except, effectively, for their own brand, is the suspect anti-competitive practice.
- something2 8y agoAmazon also has something called Brand Registry. Essentially, if you can prove you own a brand, you can prevent other sellers from selling the same item. That's how most larger brands protect their listings.
- yjftsjthsd-h 8y agoIf that works, then why hasn't Apple done it and ended the scrounge of fake chargers? EDIT: Or Anker for that matter. Anker is a better example because their main business is chargers/batteries, so the should care a lot about branding and making sure there are no fake chargers under their name.
- ikeboy 8y agoThis is false, speaking from direct experience. Brand registry does NOT let you gate the brand.
- C7H8N4O2 8y agoAmazon's brand registry enables a verified brand to take control of a listing page (edit photos/text/title). That's pretty much it – no power to limit other sellers.