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Haha… Amazon, you say? You mean the large money laundering operation, putting third party counterfeit goods in the same warehouse bins as legitimate goods from
by projectileboy 3y ago
Haha… Amazon, you say? You mean the large money laundering operation, putting third party counterfeit goods in the same warehouse bins as legitimate goods from legitimate suppliers, so that as a consumer you never know if you’re going to get counterfeit goods? Yes, that’s the Amazon we know and love.
- maximinus_thrax 3y agoIt's amazing how many people aren't aware of this. This should be way more publicized. I was talking to a business partner a while back and mentioned I'm not using Amazon and they were shocked. When I listed all my reasons and this one came up, they didn't believe me and we stopped talking until they looked it up online and were convinced. They were using Amazon to order all supplements and it stopped then and there.
- herpdyderp 3y agoI bought a simple Apple charging cord on Amazon once. I clearly did not get an actual Apple product as it introduced severe buzzing to the computer’s audio output. Even tried several return-replacements. Same issues. No issues direct from the Apple Store.
- Tao3300 3y ago> we stopped talking until they looked it up online and were convinced. So what did they see that finally convinced them?
- brewdad 3y agoIt’s such a ridiculous idea that most people think it can’t possibly be true. Until they find out it is.
- Tao3300 3y agoSo what do they see that finally convinces them?
- maximinus_thrax 3y agoThere's tons of corroborating evidence online, it's hard not to be convinced.
- Tao3300 3y agoSo what did you see that finally convinced you?
- orangepenguin 3y agoAll I'm seeing here is a commenter who has made a claim and won't support that claim with evidence. I wish they'd answer your question.
- scubbo 3y agoAnecdotally, among my social group, almost everyone has heard of it, and no-one has ever experienced it.
- projectileboy 3y agoYour mileage may definitely vary. In 20+ years, I’ve had four incidents of receiving obviously counterfeit goods; no idea if it has happened more often than that and I was just unaware.
- scubbo 3y agoCertainly fair! I suspect there's probably some concentration in particular product areas - would be interested to see any research done (though that'd be tricky, given the cost involved and the difficulty in proving something to be counterfeit)
- projectileboy 3y agoGood point. I only have my own anecdata and that of friends; it would be nice to see some real stats. Of course, even if Amazon has that data, they would be unlikely to share!
- luma 3y ago... that they are aware of.
- ljf 3y agoI got a pack of Uno cards recently - and never considered that they were fake, until I got out our other set - and suddenly it was clear the card stock was totally different, and it was missing the copywrite wording. But until that point I had no reason to think they'd be fake. It is a park of Uno cards that sell for £5 to £10 - but then go to Temu and find (fake?) packs for £2.50 delivered, so I guess the mark-up is worth it for someone.
- scubbo 3y ago
- coliveira 3y agoNot just counterfeit products, a lot of original stolen products are also there in the mix.
- r00fus 3y agoIt's wild that Amazon is allowed to continue this clearly fraud-enabling operation. Having no provenance paper trail of where something comes from? And it's sold to someone who buys a legit product? That's a fraudster's wet dream.
- scrum-treats 3y agoIt really is an MLM. It's pretty crazy that it's been operating for this long without such visible degradation, until the last 2-2.5 years.