"It's not true Amazon is like AliExpress", they tell me.
amzn.to/3owsMJ1 → Delivery "Nov 14-24", £4/item.
I guess it's also coming directly from China and needing to go through customs, but does not tell that to the customer.
#scammy
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Yes, it's really frustrating but not hard to avoid once you know where to look. I just restrict all searches to Prime. I wish they'd just label it honestly though.
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AliExpress is even more dishonest - they run their own fake tracking system that just makes up where they expect your package to be and falsifies delivery so they can deny refunds.
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Funny, I got no problem with refunds from AliExpress — when stuff didn't arrive, they just (eventually) refunded it.
As for the fake tracking… let's not ask how Amazon packages warp from one side of England to the other within minutes…
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Yes Amazon has fake tracking too here until the last handoff to USPS or UPS, but I've never seen fake delivery since the real carrier seems to control that part.
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Ali usually eventually refunds but my partner has one order with a fake delivery stuck in a permanent loop of extending dispute deadline and no UI to respond or escalate. 😡
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Third party sellers are an issue even when buying non-third-party products thanks to their mixed inventory.
sellercentral.amazon.ca/gp/help/extern
Sellers have to use Amazon barcodes or Amazon will fulfill purchases using inventory provided by others. They mix in counterfeit products...
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If you're a third party seller on Amazon and are selling product types not based on Amazon barcodes, it doesn't seem like there's a way to prevent getting counterfeits mixed in with your sales. You'll get the blame from customers for the sketchy third parties.
As the official manufacturer, there's a way to protect yourself. I'm not sure how well it actually works, but it exists. I doubt it's something that Amazon promotes or informs the manufacturers about. Doesn't seem widely known that they do this inventory mixing.