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It makes zero sense to me that Amazon might be liable.
Based on his comment, I think mikeash meant “not liable”.
Much like gun manufacturers aren't responsible for their use, I can't imagine a platform which lets vendors set up their own shops online becoming responsible for what is sold by the vendor.
Forget about the main focus of the article... (I would prefer liability to lie with the manufacturer, no store online or offline is equipped to expertly and independently analyze and judge the safety of all the things they sell, but whatever.) But how on earth can Amazon sell something and then lose track of the merchant, especially a foreign one? There seem to be so many necessary guarantees this breaks, not just pr…
I’ll be curious to see what happens when Amazon sells a fake Apple iPhone charger, which subsequently burns a house down. The difference here is that Amazon advertised it as Apple brand. Or is that going to be on the shoulders of the wholesaler^W”seller”, too?
I would assume that all iPhone chargers on Amazon are fake. Would Apple be ok selling their products through Amazon?
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I would assume that all iPhone chargers on Amazon are fake. Would Apple be ok selling their products through Amazon?
I know that all "Apple" wired headphones on Amazon are fake. The AirPods are probably genuine.
Forget about the main focus of the article... (I would prefer liability to lie with the manufacturer, no store online or offline is equipped to expertly and independently analyze and judge the safety of all the things they sell, but whatever.) But how on earth can Amazon sell something and then lose track of the merchant, especially a foreign one? There seem to be so many necessary guarantees this breaks, not just pr…
The article doesn't say that Amazon lost track of the manufacturer; it says that the customer wasn't able to get that information from Amazon.
Would this not mean it's unknown to both sides?
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It makes zero sense to me that Amazon might be liable.
counterfeit items like SD cards dominate on Amazon. I tried reporting fake electronic equipment - nothing happened, except I seldom buy anything on Amazon anymore. Amazon should at least be liable for willingly selling items that do not match the description (if they tell me it's a Sandisk SD, I buy it because I believe it is!)
The counterfeit packaging was almost perfect and the strings where metal (just not coated like they should be). I literally don’t even know why you would fake those.
Welcome to America. Corporate power rules.
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I know that all "Apple" wired headphones on Amazon are fake. The AirPods are probably genuine.
I know this not to be the case. Many of them are but there is some legitimate inventory there, I know several people in the industry.
Can you find a link for genuine Apple headphones from Amazon?