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Re:Sellers printing counterfeit books and selling under Amaz... by esMazer on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @03:47PM (#13925535)
I only buy when is sold directly "by amazon" if the seller is not amazon then all bets are off.
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Re:Sellers printing counterfeit books and selling under Amaz... by nerdy on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @03:54PM (#13925609)
The thread says repeatedly that Amazon is the seller...

https://twitter.com/billpollock/status/844037804237709314

https://twitter.com/billpollock/status/844038535388823552

https://twitter.com/billpollock/status/844274765154205696

https://twitter.com/billpollock/status/844271713256951808

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Re:Sellers printing counterfeit books and selling under Amaz... by fredophile on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @04:42PM (#13926046)
My understanding is that Amazon mixes their stock with items from other sellers as long as they have the same sku. If this is true there is no benefit in buying things sold directly from Amazon.
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Re:Sellers printing counterfeit books and selling under Amaz... by CPLX on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @05:12PM (#13926264)
That doesn't work at all to solve this problem.
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