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A foreign seller has hijacked my Amazon Klein bottle listing

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Re: A foreign seller has hijacked my Amazon Klein bottle listing

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Post by Nicksil »

This seems completely insane to me. How is this possible?

I like Cliff Stoll and have been looking forward to my first Klein bottle purchase for some years now, so I say this without any insinuation Cliff's not telling the whole story: There's got to be more to it than this, right? Can someone really go on Amazon, effectively take over someone's storefront, and completely ransack the place this easily? Because Cliff doesn't have a registered trademark? This seems out of this world absurd.

Re: A foreign seller has hijacked my Amazon Klein bottle listing

#12

Post by moepstar »

They're still in denial that they have a problem.

Just read the thread on the previous occasion where listings got hijacked on their own fora [0] - its sad to see the sellers so powerless, helpless and just left to themselves.

You really have to wonder why they even bother...

Edit: also, reading that thread you can also get a feel why big brands have completely left AMZN as a platform (like Adidas, Birkenstock are a few i'm aware of).

Possible co-mingling of inventory, hijacked listings... no, just don't bother - of course not each and everyone is a heavyweight as my 2 examples - but do we really need 100s of dropshippers FBA'ing the same crap? I'd rather buy direct at the source than at Amazon these days.

[0] https://sellercentral.amazon.com/forums/t/review-manipulatio...

Re: A foreign seller has hijacked my Amazon Klein bottle listing

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Post by xvector »

hatsunearu wrote: post #9
xvector wrote: post #2

These days I avoid Amazon where possible since so often it's just cheap Chinese knockoffs or obviously returned products sold as new. B&H has been a godsend for tech, especially since there's no tax with their card. Crutchfield/Headphones.com has been great for speaker and audio gear. West Elm has a consistently premium quality for kitchen, home, and furniture items (though furniture is a story of its own, with even…

> B&H has been a godsend for tech, especially since there's no tax with their card. Wait, explain this for me?

The B&H PayBoo card gives you a discount on their store equivalent to your state's tax. It's saved me thousands.

Re: A foreign seller has hijacked my Amazon Klein bottle listing

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Post by xvector »

z0xz0xz0x wrote: post #5
xvector wrote: post #2

These days I avoid Amazon where possible since so often it's just cheap Chinese knockoffs or obviously returned products sold as new. B&H has been a godsend for tech, especially since there's no tax with their card. Crutchfield/Headphones.com has been great for speaker and audio gear. West Elm has a consistently premium quality for kitchen, home, and furniture items (though furniture is a story of its own, with even…

Headphones.com is great!

1-year return policy, fast customer support, and no tax! I love them.

Re: A foreign seller has hijacked my Amazon Klein bottle listing

#16

Post by errantspark »

Nicksil wrote: post #11

This seems completely insane to me. How is this possible? I like Cliff Stoll and have been looking forward to my first Klein bottle purchase for some years now, so I say this without any insinuation Cliff's not telling the whole story: There's got to be more to it than this, right? Can someone really go on Amazon, effectively take over someone's storefront, and completely ransack the place this easily? Because Cliff…

Well, it's not strictly regulated and it's a monopoly so...

Re: A foreign seller has hijacked my Amazon Klein bottle listing

#17

Post by varenc »

mrcodedude wrote: post #4

https://smile.amazon.com/Acme-Klein-Bottle-Handmade-Glass/dp... I think this is the item.

Direct link to buy one from Cliff Stoll on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Acme-Klein-Bottle-Handmade-Glass/dp/B...

(but you should actually buy from his website)

Re: A foreign seller has hijacked my Amazon Klein bottle listing

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Post by xvector »

airhead969 wrote: post #8
xvector wrote: post #2

These days I avoid Amazon where possible since so often it's just cheap Chinese knockoffs or obviously returned products sold as new. B&H has been a godsend for tech, especially since there's no tax with their card. Crutchfield/Headphones.com has been great for speaker and audio gear. West Elm has a consistently premium quality for kitchen, home, and furniture items (though furniture is a story of its own, with even…

Free returns. The sellers eat that. It's dumb and lazy buyers buying junk and not holding them accountable for the

To be fair, all the vendors I listed do free returns.
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