Counterfeit books “shipped and sold by Amazon”?
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#2As an aside, why does nearly every Twitter link take you to a page not found thus requiring a reload? This is a terrible user experience that should be easy to fix.
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#3I just ordered a carbon monoxide detector from Amazon, supposedly shipped from the manufacturer. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t immediately think of Amazon’s many counterfeit scandals before ultimately ordering it as I do most things, out of habit. Still, this is a thing for which silent failure is catastrophic, so maybe I’ll send it back tomorrow.
Re: Counterfeit books “shipped and sold by Amazon”?
#4As an aside, why does nearly every Twitter link take you to a page not found thus requiring a reload? This is a terrible user experience that should be easy to fix.
"We've detected that JavaScript is disabled in your browser. Would you like to proceed to legacy Twitter?"
> Clicks button
> Nothing happens
> Right Click Inspect Element
> Delete Delete Delete Delete Delete
Revenue US$3.04 billion Operating income US$453 million Net income Increase US$1.2 billion Total assets US$10.16 billion Total equity US$6.8 billion
> Hmm...
Re: Counterfeit books “shipped and sold by Amazon”?
#5If I had to take a guess this is related to books that have illegal PDF(s) in the wild. Paired with Amazon making little to no effort to verify product authenticity.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/02/amazo...
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#6I just ordered a carbon monoxide detector from Amazon, supposedly shipped from the manufacturer. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t immediately think of Amazon’s many counterfeit scandals before ultimately ordering it as I do most things, out of habit. Still, this is a thing for which silent failure is catastrophic, so maybe I’ll send it back tomorrow.
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#7Amazon leans heavily on convenience to sell lots of stuff. If I have to read a handful of reviews and cross my fingers whenever getting a legitimate product is important, is it really so convenient?
So far the market says yes, but I sure would move elsewhere if there was an elsewhere.
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#8I wanted to buy an authentic copy of the Ashley Book of Knots.
When I searched Amazon it became so obvious that most the matches were deliberately of ambiguous provenance and authenticity that I simply abandoned the whole idea and haven't bought a thing on Amazon since. This was over a year ago.
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#9Daimler AG’s lawsuit, filed in 2017, over allegedly counterfeit Mercedes-Benz wheel caps that were, similarly, sold by Amazon.com and not a third party, is apparently still pending:
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6173730/daimler-ag-v-am...
The complaint:
https://www.pacermonitor.com/view/EY4BP4Y/Daimler_AG_v_Amazo...
Re: Counterfeit books “shipped and sold by Amazon”?
#10As an aside, why does nearly every Twitter link take you to a page not found thus requiring a reload? This is a terrible user experience that should be easy to fix.
I've wondered the same thing. It seems to only happen on mobile browsers, and on both iOS and Android. I wonder if people who are logged in are subject to the same?