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

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Post by jn1234 »

gabereiser wrote: post #99

This, and other instances of this scam make me not want to buy anything off Amazon ever again. Where is Amazon in this? Why is this even a thing ? Is there no oversight at all? Amazon has now become the Alibaba of the west and it makes me sick to think the once beloved marketplace is now just scamville. I typically buy from sellers websites now and rarely buy off of Amazon but now I feel I need to completely remove A…

Don't worry their listings on Taobao will be accurate because they actually enforce standards.

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

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Post by lilyball »

I would really love to know why "Amvoom" could declare to Amazon that they own "Acme Klein Bottle" when "Acme Klein Bottle" has nothing to do with the "Amvoom" trademark. Can they just declare they own any page that doesn't have a registered trademark?

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

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Post by xenihn »

jannes wrote: post #100
gabereiser wrote: post #99

This, and other instances of this scam make me not want to buy anything off Amazon ever again. Where is Amazon in this? Why is this even a thing ? Is there no oversight at all? Amazon has now become the Alibaba of the west and it makes me sick to think the once beloved marketplace is now just scamville. I typically buy from sellers websites now and rarely buy off of Amazon but now I feel I need to completely remove A…

Amazon simply is on the same level as eBay now. (No idea about Alibaba.) It’s really sad to see.

eBay has miraculously become more trustworthy than Amazon for certain products

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

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Post by CliffStoll »

Guess I'd better say a few things.

First, I deeply appreciate that so many on Hacker News have come out for this. Enough to awaken me from a sound sleep on a Tuesday evening!

I don't really care that much about selling Klein bottles over Amazon - it's mainly to reach parents over the holidays. But I do wish that Amazon would do something about this kind of thing.

Finally, I"m very low on stocks of glass Klein bottles. It's weird for me to ask my friends not to buy the things I've worked so hard to make, but I guess I'd better. I hope to have more manifolds in mid to late summer.

Warm wishes all around,

-Cliff (way late on a cloudy Tuesday evening in Oakland)

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

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Post by LegitShady »

gabereiser wrote: post #99

This, and other instances of this scam make me not want to buy anything off Amazon ever again. Where is Amazon in this? Why is this even a thing ? Is there no oversight at all? Amazon has now become the Alibaba of the west and it makes me sick to think the once beloved marketplace is now just scamville. I typically buy from sellers websites now and rarely buy off of Amazon but now I feel I need to completely remove A…

I got rid of prime and have basically stopped buying from them, and don't feel any loss. Usually if they're way cheaper on something it's over the minimum shipping requirement and I end up buying less stuff rather than paying more for stuff. highly recommend it.

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

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Post by CliffStoll »

davidw wrote: post #45
dflock wrote: post #6

That sucks. Nice write-up of how this scam works, I wasn't aware of the details previously. Also, if anyone is unaware, this is this Clifford Stoll: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Stoll - who wrote this brilliant (and true) book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cuckoo%27s_Egg_(book) - which is a really good read and perfect for HN.

He has occasionally stopped by this site: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=CliffStoll

And, still do occasionally stop by! (woke up from sleeping, and a heavy load on my raspberry-pi web server told me something was happening...)

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

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Post by indigodaddy »

mprovost wrote: post #69
dflock wrote: post #6

That sucks. Nice write-up of how this scam works, I wasn't aware of the details previously. Also, if anyone is unaware, this is this Clifford Stoll: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Stoll - who wrote this brilliant (and true) book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cuckoo%27s_Egg_(book) - which is a really good read and perfect for HN.

His TED talk is amazing, his energy for learning is so infectious. I just meant to post the link here but had to watch the whole thing again! https://www.ted.com/talks/clifford_stoll_the_call_to_learn?l...

There’s a Cliff Stoll Ted Talk!?? I’ve read the book and watched the complimentary PBS side piece, but wasn’t aware of a ted talk, thanks!

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

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Post by atlanta90210 »

CliffStoll wrote: post #116

Guess I'd better say a few things. First, I deeply appreciate that so many on Hacker News have come out for this. Enough to awaken me from a sound sleep on a Tuesday evening! I don't really care that much about selling Klein bottles over Amazon - it's mainly to reach parents over the holidays. But I do wish that Amazon would do something about this kind of thing. Finally, I"m very low on stocks of glass Klein bottles…

Big fan sir - thank you for all you have done and continue to do.
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