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> It's hard to know if you're buying something legit or from a shaddy business. Is this a US problem? In the UK I've never heard anyone ever receive a fake or
by nly 6y ago
> It's hard to know if you're buying something legit or from a shaddy business.
Is this a US problem? In the UK I've never heard anyone ever receive a fake or dodgy product, but I see these complaints on HN in almost every thread about Amazons retail business.
- zwischenzug 6y agoI have, and I’m in the UK.
- HenryBemis 6y agoPlenty of fake electronics, cables, chargers, yes. Same here. But I don't think I've ever bought a fake (counterfeit) book. In that sense though I don't mind buying used books from eBay. Especially if the book I am looking for costs £100+. I can live with a £20 used one.
- michaelt 6y agoA good fake is borderline undetectable. So your friends could have received fakes and not known. It's not like many people would buy several copies of a book or DVD to do a side-by-side comparison of textures and precise colour matching. Or have the equipment to tell apart a CRI 95 LED bulb from a CRI 80 bulb in the same housing. Or tell name-brand nail polish from generic in an identical bottle, or a genuine Apple charger from a good clone. Of course, my experience with Amazon in the UK is it's nowhere near as bad as AliExpress.
- kube-system 6y agoAliExpress is where people go when they want a fake.