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Can you elaborate about counterfeit products being sold under "sold by amazon.com"? That's surprising to me, I treat that as a sign of something being non-count

by tikkun 3y ago

Can you elaborate about counterfeit products being sold under "sold by amazon.com"? That's surprising to me, I treat that as a sign of something being non-counterfeit.

noodlesUK 3y ago
My understanding is that all sellers, including Amazon itself have co-mingled inventory. Therefore you can’t actually guarantee that what you’re getting is from Amazon’s stock, as opposed to some other random seller who gave the FBA warehouse a truck full of fake products.
ryandrake 3y ago
Amazon commingles[1] inventory. So if there are N vendors selling an item, including Amazon.com, all N inventories just get mixed together at the warehouses. So if some M of those N are counterfeit, there's no way to know. "As an example, if I sell Duracell C batteries on Amazon through their “Shipping Fulfilled by Amazon” — which I must do to receive Prime shipping designation — I need to send my batteries to an Amazon warehouse. After receiving my delivery, they will count the number of batteries, then slide the whole stock into a generic shelf labeled “Duracell C Batteries.” Any purchaser receives a Duracell C battery from that box, and thus the actual seller is unknown." 1: https://thetriplehelix.medium.com/your-amazon-products-could-all-be-counterfeit-heres-why-ab4654d50109 https://thetriplehelix.medium.com/your-amazon-products-could...
- lostlogin 3y ago
  This makes it rather attractive for sellers to add in some cheap fakes - thanks for the explanation.
squidbeak 3y ago
It's an inventory management exploit that Amazon seems in no hurry to fix. https://www.redpoints.com/blog/amazon-commingled-inventory-management/ https://www.redpoints.com/blog/amazon-commingled-inventory-m...
jonhohle 3y ago
I’ve ordered an Apple-brand Lightning cable from Amazon (sold by Amazon), for example, and received a counterfeit. They replaced it, of course, but had it been a gift, or I’d been in a hurry, would anyone have noticed? If Amazon can’t keep counterfeits out of their own inventory, what chance do most buyers have?

by tikkun 3y ago

Can you elaborate about counterfeit products being sold under "sold by amazon.com"? That's surprising to me, I treat that as a sign of something being non-counterfeit.

noodlesUK 3y ago

My understanding is that all sellers, including Amazon itself have co-mingled inventory. Therefore you can’t actually guarantee that what you’re getting is from Amazon’s stock, as opposed to some other random seller who gave the FBA warehouse a truck full of fake products.

ryandrake 3y ago

Amazon commingles[1] inventory. So if there are N vendors selling an item, including Amazon.com, all N inventories just get mixed together at the warehouses. So if some M of those N are counterfeit, there's no way to know. "As an example, if I sell Duracell C batteries on Amazon through their “Shipping Fulfilled by Amazon” — which I must do to receive Prime shipping designation — I need to send my batteries to an Amazon warehouse. After receiving my delivery, they will count the number of batteries, then slide the whole stock into a generic shelf labeled “Duracell C Batteries.” Any purchaser receives a Duracell C battery from that box, and thus the actual seller is unknown." 1: https://thetriplehelix.medium.com/your-amazon-products-could-all-be-counterfeit-heres-why-ab4654d50109 https://thetriplehelix.medium.com/your-amazon-products-could...

lostlogin 3y ago
This makes it rather attractive for sellers to add in some cheap fakes - thanks for the explanation.

squidbeak 3y ago

It's an inventory management exploit that Amazon seems in no hurry to fix. https://www.redpoints.com/blog/amazon-commingled-inventory-management/ https://www.redpoints.com/blog/amazon-commingled-inventory-m...

jonhohle 3y ago

I’ve ordered an Apple-brand Lightning cable from Amazon (sold by Amazon), for example, and received a counterfeit. They replaced it, of course, but had it been a gift, or I’d been in a hurry, would anyone have noticed? If Amazon can’t keep counterfeits out of their own inventory, what chance do most buyers have?