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Re:Sellers printing counterfeit books and selling under Amaz... by Splines on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @12:18AM (#13928435)
> if you know that the third-party seller has done this

Is there an easy way to determine this?

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Re:Sellers printing counterfeit books and selling under Amaz... by cookiecaper on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @12:50PM (#13932515)
/u/dalfonso suggests checking for a sticker that starts with X covering the package's original barcode [0], but that only works after you receive the item. I don't think there's any way to tell before you buy, other than asking the vendor or other customers.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13927309

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