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Amazon fraud is not the problem some people on HN make it out to be...

• tracker1 7y ago
  Okay... pull up a list of USB3 chargers and tell me which ones on the first page of results are not counterfeit or poor quality knockoffs, even with 4+ stars... now do it for cables, including those labelled as "Amazon Basic" ... It's a pretty big issue. I paid a lot more and ordered a spare USB3 charger from Google it's so bad in my own experience.
  • jjeaff 7y ago
    You have found AmazonBasics that were counterfeit of fake? If so, that's a pretty big deal. Amazon is slapping their logo on those products and presumably doing QA. They are also the only company allowed to sell them on Amazon. Not to be confused with Amazon's Choice. Which means jack squat.
    • tracker1 7y ago
      I've had Amazon Basics cables that weren't up to spec, yes. In fact most Amazon Basics electronics products have been poor quality of those I've purchased (mostly cables and a couple sets of speakers) so much that I won't even buy anything labelled as such now.
      • jjeaff 7y ago
        Interesting. I've always found AmazonBasics to be fine. Not great, but usually gets the job done.
    • Nexxxeh 7y ago
      Not directly addressing your question, but Amazon did a recall on their own chargers included with UK and Ireland Fire tablets, and recalled over quarter of a million portable AmazonBasics chargers.