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> I have wondered if even when buying from what looks like an official amazon brand store, you can still get product from multiple suppliers/locations, includin
by doix 2y ago
> I have wondered if even when buying from what looks like an official amazon brand store, you can still get product from multiple suppliers/locations, including some that have counterfeits? Anyone know if this is feasible?
Yes, it's called inventory commingling, there are plenty explanations online. The TL;DR is that if two sellers claim to have the same item, amazon will ship the item from the closest warehouse rather than from the seller you bought from.
- jrochkind1 2y agoEven when I'm ordering from what looks like an official brand store? eg https://www.amazon.com/stores/GOLDTOE/page/9736A557-DAD9-4EB7-B8D1-C4B31E080095 https://www.amazon.com/stores/GOLDTOE/page/9736A557-DAD9-4EB... Yeah, I guess that doesn't mean anything but marketing, it still all comes from the same place. The OP article doesn't discuss this, but it seems to me a likely explanation for someone getting crap levi's ordered on amazon?
- flotzam 2y agoAFAIK for items shipped by Amazon the only way to rule out commingling is after delivery: If the barcode starts with an X that's an FNSKU (specific to a seller), meaning the item did not come from commingled stock. Items sold by Amazon itself never start with an X, so...
- malfist 2y agoTo be fulfilled by Amazon it has to go to Amazon's warehouse where they don't differentiate sellers. If seller A sends in "widget Z" and seller B sends in counterfeit "widget Z", Amazon puts them both in a box for widget Z and pulls from it randomly.