Normally Amazon doesn't reuse returned items, they are sent straight to specialist recovery firms that bid for cratefuls of returned items by weight in the hope

Normally Amazon doesn't reuse returned items, they are sent straight to specialist recovery firms that bid for cratefuls of returned items by weight in the hope of finding some gold in the dross. https://www.wired.co.uk/article/amazon-returns-liquidation-warehouses https://www.wired.co.uk/article/amazon-returns-liquidation-w... Most likely your problem is linked to Amazon's "stickerless commingled inventory" program, where inventory from third-party merchants, including crooked ones, is mixed with Amazon's own, so even if you order "sold and shipped by Amazon" you might still get counterfeit goods or worse. Frankly, Amazon has reached a level of untrustworthiness you really want to shop anywhere else, specially for electricals and other items that potentially pose a safety hazard. I go to B&H Photo for all my electronics.