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It is not good for consumers. You buy from a particular seller because you know based on reviews that their item is not counterfeit and then amazon sends you t
by nsnick 8y ago
It is not good for consumers. You buy from a particular seller because you know based on reviews that their item is not counterfeit and then amazon sends you the item from someone else and it is.
- jasongill 8y agoReceiving a counterfeit item must happen so very rarely, considering the (millions?) huge volume of these sales per day, and Amazon is obviously swift to fix the issue (much to the chagrin of sellers swept up by the zero tolerance rule) that I really doubt most consumers would ever receive a counterfeit item in this way. It seems more likely that consumers would buy the "cheaper" option from an FBA seller (perhaps unknowingly) and receive a knock off. The major logistical advantages outweigh the very low possibility of abuse. If you asked the average consumer if they would like to receive their item 2 days faster, but risk a 1 in 1000 chance that they get a bogus item they will need to exchange with Amazon at no cost, I think the former would win by a mile.
- CPLX 8y agoYou're wildly off base here. The chances of getting a counterfeit item in some product categories is basically 100%. Go ahead, try to buy a real pair of Apple iPhone corded headphones on Amazon. That assignment is quite literally impossible.
- ikeboy 8y agohttps://www.amazon.com/Apple-MMEF2AM-AirPods-Wireless-Bluetooth/dp/B01MQWUXZS/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1529863847&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=apple+headphones https://www.amazon.com/Apple-MMEF2AM-AirPods-Wireless-Blueto... Here, buy from Amazon direct and you'll get a real one.
- ikeboy 8y agoOr buy https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/ol/B01M0GB8CC/ref=olp_tab_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/ol/B01M0GB8CC/ref=olp_tab_new?i... from datavision self fulfilled, they're the only seller on a ton of apple stuff and I assume they're authorized
- empath75 8y agoOr it’s a counterfeit charger that fries their $2500 laptop.
- yjftsjthsd-h 8y agoOr burns down the house. (This may be worse with batteries than chargers, but both can be a fire hazard)
- glup 8y ago1 in 1000? isn't it like 4/10 for "genuine" Mac chargers?